answered on Jul 4, 2021
CALIFORNIA LABOR CODE SECTION 432.6
(a) A person shall not, as a condition of employment, continued employment, or the receipt of any employment-related benefit, require any applicant for employment or any employee to waive any right, forum, or procedure for a violation of any provision of... View More 
I had accured over 120 hours of pto at my previous wage but after covid the company reduced our salary and stated that all pto earned at the previous salary will be valued at the reduced salary rate.
answered on Nov 19, 2020
Once it is earned under California law it cannot be taken away
Amazon is not my employer. the trucking Co. I work under is only contracted by Amazon (example: USPS & Amazon.). I think it's wrong for The manager in charge of the Security Company to ban me from all amazon fullfilment centers after she turned around and yelled at me to 'step... View More
answered on Nov 19, 2020
Are you really an independent contractor.
Do you have your own business and drive for a living outside Amazon.
Several of the employees have worked with no 30 minute breaks for years. Our employer doesn’t want to pay us for that, because it’s too much money.
answered on Nov 16, 2020
Are you talking about rest breaks which are 10 mins or
Are you talking about 30 min meal breaks.
Am I suppose to be paid as soon as I leave uneven if I stop to get gas first
answered on Nov 13, 2020
Waiting for what?
Waiting for a ride or plane etc.
You are under the control of the employer who requires the travel.
That is true whether your checking in or waiting on the transportation.
Failure to pay at least minimum wage for that hour is failure to pay... View More
I live in California. My wife works for a private company with senior citizens as an assistant. She makes $17.36 per hour and works full-time. Last week, she was offered a promotion to work as a full-time manager. They offered her $19.12 per hour, but my wife wants $20 at the minimum like other... View More
Last employer failed to comply with osha guidelines in many areas. By not having protective shields on grinders I am now experiencing painful side effects from having an MRI done almost a year after being released from duties. Metal shavings are migrating in my skin and face. When multiple... View More
answered on Oct 25, 2020
So the MRI was for something else.
What did the doctor say regarding the migration of metal
Even though the woman is separated from her husband, I am afraid that if the company finds out we are together, the company will fire me. How can I protect myself from being fired?
answered on Oct 16, 2020
You are presumably at-will in your employment so there is really nothing you can do from being fired.
However, if the company finds out and does fire you, you may have a cause of action for wrongful termination based on not being married.
If the company finds out and does not fire... View More
Can an employer deduct money earned from other jobs while i was wrongful terminated from employer. Is there any legal obligation on my part to give them any w-2 or final paystub?
answered on Oct 16, 2020
An employer in California cannot make any deduction from the wages that you earn from that employer. Cal. Labor Code 221-223 prohibits any deductions from your wages, even if you agree to the deductions.
We had a verbal agreement that I would clean her house and she would pay me, in which she wrote me a check. The bank later sent me a letter in which the check had bounced. I contacted promptly, again almost 1 month after, and once more months afteR. Every time she said she would resend it but I... View More
answered on Oct 14, 2020
Sure you can file a lawsuit assuming the statute of limitations has not run.
But the type of lawsuit you would file depends on whether you actually are an employee or an independent contractor. What you and the lady subjectively decided does not determine the issue.
If your... View More
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