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George Louis Delaflor
La Mesa Employment / Labor Attorney.
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  1. George Louis Delaflor
  2. Alicia Irene Dearn

Can an employer adjust employees timecards to the employer's benefit under CA state employment laws

Asked by a user in San Diego, CA - over 3 years ago.

While all situations may be different, I will not be as reluctant to answer this question as the others who have answered it. I can think of very few, if any situations that would justify an employer altering a time card, under California law. An employer is required to maintain time records for non-exempt employees. Time records should be accurate. If an employee is making errors, this should be corrected by employee counseling or discipline, documenting errors. If an employee is...

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  1. Marilynn Mika Spencer
  2. George Louis Delaflor
  3. Frank Wei-Hong Chen

Can an employer take away a raise for stepping down but not take away someone elses for the same reason?

Asked by a user in El Cajon, CA - 21 days ago.

I agree with Marilyn. There is nothing illegal about this kind of favoritism...UNLESS you think it is based on something illegal, such as gender, ethnicity or race, of course. So, if it is true discrimination, then it might be a case. Otherwise, people can "discriminate" as amongst people in how they are paid, so long as they are not in a protected class.

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