Under Labor Code 515(a), to be exempt executive, administrative, and professional employees must earn "a monthly salary equivalent to no less than two times the STATE minimum wage for full-time employment."

The 2024 California state minimum wage is $16.00/hour, which means you... View More

You are entitled to be paid minimum wage for all hours worked plus an equal amount of liquidated damages.

Thus, you are actually entitled to twice the minimum wage for all hours worked plus other penalties.

No lawyer can meaningfully address your contractual rights without reading... View More

No.

A meal premium is equal to 1 hour of your regular rate.

30 minutes of overtime is equal to 45 minute of your regular rate (or 1.5 times your regular rate). Thus, you would be shorted 15 minutes at your regular rate.

While discrimination cases are very fact specific, the difference in treatment of black and non-black employees does appear motivated by racial discrimination based on the facts presented. However, this is a public board, not protected by the attorney client privilege. You should seek a... View More

You must be paid all compensation earned including vacation pay with 72 hours of your resignation. For each day late, your employer is liabl for a penalty of a 1 day’s pay up to a max of 30 days. You can file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner or ask a lawyer to assist you. Most provide free... View More

Your employer may not deduct money from your wages without either legal authority (i.e. taxes) or your written authorization.

Assuming it was not authorized, you will be entitled to waiting time penalties of 1 day's pay for up day late up to a max of 30 days.

You can file a... View More

Yes, Employers are not required to pay for a meal break if an employee is free from all duties for their entire break. Employees can only be required to remain on the premises or work site during their meal period if they are completely free from work duties.... View More

According to the Economic Development Department,

Partial Claims

Partial claims are for workers whose employers want to keep them employed when there is a lack of work.

The employer certifies that the employee is expected to return to work and gives them a form. The employee... View More

According to the California Courts,

Emancipation is a legal way for a 14 to 17-year-old to become free from their parent's custody and control. In many ways, they are legally like an adult.

There are three ways to get emancipated:

Get legally married. In California,... View More

It is not legal for an employer to "hold" part of your paycheck.

Worse, it may indicate that your employer has financial problems and you start looking for another job.

If your employment ends and your employer does not pay all compensation earned timely, then you entitled... View More

According to the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement

Paid Sick Leave (PSL) is a permanent law in California that requires employers to provide paid time off to workers for treatment, diagnosis or preventative care for themselves, a family member or a designated person. Starting January... View More

Yes. Your employer can require you to get permission to leave campus. The real question is the employer must provide compensation due to the restrictions on your movements.

Whether on-call or standby time off the work site is considered compensable must be determined by looking at the... View More

If you were terminated, your employer must pay you all compensation earned within 24 hours. For each day late, your employer should be required to pay 1 day's pay up to a max of 30 days. If you were terminated on the 6th, your compensation was due on the 7th. If you are paid on the 11th, you... View More

If he continues, keep a log of each incident, continue reporting it to HR and reach out to an attorney to discuss privately off line. Postings on this board are not protected by the attorney client privilege.

This public board is for general information. No one can advise your husband without knowing all the facts and circumstances. Your husband will need to hire a knowledgeable employment lawyer to advise him.

I disagree with Mr. Arrasmith's AI generated answer. There is NO mechanism to compel counsel in another action to accept service for a different action with different parties. Similarly, you do NOT need to file a motion for authorization of substitute service.

Your process server can... View More

Under Labor Code 2800 and 2802, your employer must reimburse employee mileage incurred on the job. As of 2024, the IRS mileage rate for business related travel is 67 cents per mile.

Mr. Pedersen's correctly answers that this is not wrongful termination. An at will employee can be terminated for any reason or no reason, except a prohibited reason such as hostility to towards a protected class or opposing illegal conduct.

I also share Mr. Pederson's concerns... View More

You can file a wage complaint with the Washington State Department of Labor Industry at:

https://secure.lni.wa.gov/wagecomplaint/#/

If you are female and you were fired for breaking a company policy, while male employees are not disciplined for breaking the same policy, then you may have a claim for gender based discrimination.