Category: Employment Wage and Hour

Both federal and California employment wage and hour laws protect workers against employer abuses such as not paying the minimum wage and failing to compensate properly for overtime work. Although the wage and hour laws grant California workers several protections,...

You work hard and perform admirably well for your employer. Unfortunately, your employer has neglected to compensate you for the full amount of time you have put into your job. Whether you received just one paycheck that falls short of...

The California Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) conducts a thorough investigation into each wage and hour claim filed by a California worker. If the lead investigator from the DLSE decides there is enough compelling evidence to schedule a hearing,...

When we start a new job, we go through a process that used to be called orientation. Now, the getting started at a new job phase is called onboarding. Most onboarding sessions include a rather droll segment that reviews the...

Before The Great Depression, many employers were referred to as “slave drivers,” meaning they got the most out of their employees without paying them for the extra effort. By extra effort, we mean working well beyond what was known as...

Considered the last legal brick that formed the foundation of The New Deal, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) passed into law in 1938 at the height of The Great Depression. The United States Congress enacted the FLSA at a...

California employment laws require most employers to play by the same rules when it comes to things such as overtime, minimum wage, and compensating for meal breaks. However, California employment law has made a few job classifications exempt from receiving...

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail”-Ben Franklin It has served countless business and military leaders well. Coaches from Bill Belichick to Mike Krzyzewski have gained considerable success following its principles. Even a once-thriving scouting organization based its...

From Redding to Chula Vista, California minimum wage law covers both full-time and part-time workers across all industries. The state has established one of the highest minimum wages of any state, as well as set the standard for enforcing minimum...

In the blockbuster film Back to the Future, Marty McFly takes Doc Brown’s souped-up DeLorean for a little spin that leaves McFly seemingly stuck 30 years in the past. McFly experiences several misadventures during his time in 1955, but he...