Your question is complicated. First, the general rule is overtime after 8 hours or 40 hours per week, though different rules apply to certain job categories. In addition, California permits alternative work weeks like 4 days with 10 hours per day without payment of overtime if there is a valid... Read more »

A company may have a rounding policy, but it must be neutral. Here the policy does not appear neutral. This means you and your co-workers are being cheated on your hours. There may be a possible class action or Private Attorney General Act claim. You should consult with an employment lawyer. Most... Read more »

If you are required to literally stay in the rented location and are not free to leave, then you should be entitled to compensation. On the other hand, if the employer is providing you with a place to stay and you are free to come and go in your off time, you are not entitled to compensation.

An employer can require employees to take a 1 hour unpaid lunch break. If you are working during your lunch break, you must be paid for your time working, but you can be disciplined and even terminated for insubordination.

You can look up lawsuits against an employer in Los Angeles County by search in the case name index in the Los Angeles Superior Court website.

https://www.lacourt.org/paonlineservices/civilindex/cipublicmain.aspx

First, you can be disciplined and/or fired for submitting forged paperwork.

Second, if you received benefits that you were not entitled to based on the forgery, your employer could report the crime to the police. It would be up to the prosecutors to decide whether to prosecute you, not your... Read more »

Claims for unpaid overtime or minimum wage must be filed within two years from the date the work was actually performed. Claims for straight-time wages or other promised benefits should be filed within three years from the date the work was actually performed. You should file a claim as soon as you... Read more »

Yes, such non-disparagement provisions are quite normal and customary.

Unfortunately, an average is just an average, not an enforceable promise that you personally would be paid that amount.

Sexual harassment claims are very fact specific. In order to be actionable, the supervisor's harassment must be either: (i) severe; or (ii) pervasive. In other words, a single incident of inappropriate touching may meet the severe threshold. While frequent "flirty" comments about... Read more »

Your employer has very broad discretion to control what you wear at work. I am not aware of any legal basis for challenging an employer's decision to require you to change clothes and wear an outfit that is less revealing.

If you are terminated, you are entitled to all compensation earned, including accrued vacation, within 24 hours.

If you quit, you are entitled to all compensation earned, including accrued vacation, within 72 hours.

For each day late, you can entitled to 1 day's pay up to a max... Read more »

Yes, you can take video of public employees in public spaces as long as you are not trespassing to do so. Please note that you cannot record audio without all parties consent, unless they are in a situation where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy.

Depending on the language of your settlement agreement, once the purchase is complete, the new owners may have the contractual right to terminate you. You should have a lawyer review the specific language.

In addition, California is an at will employment state, so you can be terminated for... Read more »

Whether the attorney or the staff communicate directly with you is very much dependent on the individual firm culture.

You may have a claim for unauthorized use of your name for commercial purposes under Civil Code 3344. You may be able to recover the greater of $750.00 in statutory damages per use, your damages from the use or your former employer's profits from the use, reasonable attorney's fees and... Read more »

File a complaint with the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement or hire an attorney to represent you.

Your employer needs a document signed by the employee authorizing any payroll deductions, except payroll deductions required by law.

You have a potential claim for unauthorized use of your image for a commercial purpose under Civil Code 3344, which provides for $750 in statutory damages, actual damages, profits derived from the unauthorized use and reasonable attorney's fees. You should speak with an employment lawyer. Most... Read more »

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