Wage & Hour Law

Hollywood And IATSE Reach Deal, Avoid Strike, But Other Labor Issues Linger

Labor unrest seems to be the plot conflict in Hollywood these days. Months of contentious negotiations between the International Alliance…

October 14, 2021

Filing A Wage And Hour Claim 101

In California, an employee has two choices for filing a wage and hour claim: (1) they can file with the…

June 22, 2021

Lawsuit Against Uber & Lyft – How This Could Impact You

As the economies of California and the rest of the United States begin to gradually open up after major shutdowns…

May 14, 2020

$12 Million In Citations For California’s Largest Private Company Wage Theft Case

A Los Angeles construction subcontractor found out the hard way that California's labour commission is tough on violations of the…

March 23, 2019

California’s Harsher Penalties For Hour And Wage Violations

California's wage and hour laws are more favorable to workers than federal wage and hour laws, which means that California…

March 16, 2019

‘On Call’ Workers Must Be Paid, Court Tells Clothing Retailer

The Second District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles dealt a blow on behalf of working Californians with its recent…

February 16, 2019

Bay Area Restaurant To Pay $690k For Withholding Tips, Violating Overtime Laws

The popular eatery Gordo Taqueria has agreed to pay out $690,000 to its workers as a result of a class…

February 9, 2019

What Salary Increases Should California Employees Expect In January 2019?

“Salary increase.” Any employee loves to hear these two words. And you may be surprised to learn that exempt employees…

December 22, 2018

Bernie Sanders Targets Major Corporation Low Wage Practices

It’s called the “Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies” or the “Stop BEZOS Act” and its aim is to…

September 14, 2018

Can You Sue Your Employer For Not Allowing You To Leave The Premises During A Meal Break?

Is it a meal break violation in California if an employer does not permit employees to take meal breaks outside…

August 18, 2018
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