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Independent Contractor or Employee?
Are You Really an Independent Contractor?
Employer’s regularly violate California law by categorizing individuals who work for them as independent contractors when in actuality, the individuals are employees. Such misclassification is a violation of the law and a misclassified individual can recover significant damages from his or her employer.
On-Duty Meal Periods – Are They Legal?
Generally, an employer cannot employ a non-exempt employee for a period of more than five hours without providing that employee an off-duty meal period of at least thirty minutes.
Vacation Pay — What To Know
Under California law, employees have no legal right to vacation pay. As such, employers do not have to provide their employees with any vacation pay.
While employers do not have to provide their employees with vacation pay, it is standard practice for employers to do so. Employers often grant employees vacation pay by way of the employer’s policies and practices, an employee’s employment contract, or a collective bargaining agreement.
An Employee’s Wage – Information to Know
California law defines a wage as “all amount for labor performed by employees of every description, whether the amount is fixed or ascertained by the standard for time, task, piece, commission basis, or other method of calculation.” California Labor Code Section 200(a).
Are Cell Phones a Reimbursable Business Expense?
The use of cell phones has become commonplace in today’s business environment. Employees in a myriad of different industries performing a wide variety of jobs use cell phones every day to carry out their job duties.
Payment of Wages Upon Termination of Employment
When an employee’s employment is terminated, they are owed all of their earned and unpaid wages immediately.
Rest Breaks: What Employees Need to Know
Non-exempt employees must be provided with paid rest breaks.
Payment of Wages at the End of Employment: What to Know
Payment of Wages Upon Termination of Employment
When an employee’s employment is terminated, they are owed all of their earned and unpaid wages immediately.
What Damages Can an Employee Receive for an Employer’s Violations of California Wage and Hour Laws?
Damages for Failure to Pay Minimum Wages
If an employee is not paid at least the minimum wage for each hour that he or she works, the employee can recover:
What Information Must Be On An Employee’s Wage Statement?
California law requires that every time an employer pays an employee wages, the employer provide the employee with a wage statement that accurately shows the following information: