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We all like to feel secure in our employment. But, the reality is that each year in California and throughout the country many people are terminated from employment – whether they know it’s coming or not. Of course, in most states and in most situations, employees are...
More workers conducted their employer’s business at home since 2020 and full-time work at a central workplace may not return. Employees should know their legal rights while working away from their employer’s on-site location. Section 9802 California law, section 9802...
There has been an ongoing battle between rideshare companies and drivers regarding worker classification. Gig driver companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash wanted to classify their workers as independent contractors – in order to avoid providing them additional...
California workers may assume that if they are paid a salary, as opposed to an hourly rate, they are an exempt employee. Exempt employees do not get paid for overtime and are not entitled to the same break periods as hourly employees. However, earning a salary does...
California’s laws regarding tips are strict. Under California law, tips belong solely to workers. Owners, supervisors and managers may not take any portion of an employee’s tips. But there are situations in which this doesn’t occur, and employees lose out on their...
Recently California Governor Gavin Newson signed Assembly Bill No. 1003 into law. This statute is important for many California workers because it makes intentional theft of wages a felony. Those who are perpetrators of the crime can now find themselves charged with...
Although it is not unheard of, very few employers in the San Diego area would flat out refuse to pay an employee overtime after admitting the employer owes it. Instead, most employers would try some common tricks to reduce their bottom line at their workers’ expense...
Many employees have enjoyed the conveniences of working from home, but the new work environment may not be all good news. Some employers have been taking advantage of their employees who work from home, and spotting this illegal behavior may be harder than you think....
There is constant economic pressure on employers in the San Diego area to keep their labor costs down. There are legitimate ways for business to lower their labor costs, but California law protects businesses from taking steps that are unfair to this state’s workers....
Periodically, the laws are changed to provide better wages for hourly workers. In California, with the dawn of a new year, hourly workers will receive an increase. For San Diego workers, it is important to be aware of the major and minor details of these new laws to...