Do I owe my employee overtime pay?

If your employee was a non-exempt employee (see below), he or she is entitled to overtime pay in California for over 8 hours in one day, or over 40...

Do we have rights to a claim or protections from retaliation, and protections from threatening/ verbally abusive customers?

In addition to the other responses to your question, you should keep in mind that "working off the clock" without proper pay may subject your...

In negotiation, does going under the labor board or unfair business acts have any bearing or difference when negotiating a case

Whether you would be able to recover any penalties under PAGA is questionable since the statute of limitations to receive such penalties is one...

Is it a law that an Independent Contractor has to pay for all all services they use in an office?

In addition to the prior answers you have received from other attorneys, you should also consider whether you were truly an independent contractor,...

As one other attorney noted, the variety of responses you have received is impressive, if not entertaining. I especially enjoyed the idea that you...

What are my rights as a misclassified independent contractor?

Although I agree with my colleagues who have already answered this question, there are a few other points which you should keep in mind. In...

Waiter at a restaurant calls me a gay using the F word

In the event that such behavior is a common practice in this restaurant, and constitutes a discriminatory practice by management, there might be...

I am an employee on salary & if I request to take time off (1 week), does the employer hav to cont paying?

I agree with the previous answer. However, if you are requesting time off, and you have accrued vacation time available, that could substitute for...

I let an Independent contractor go because we can no longer afford paying him. Can he sue me?

From the information you have provided, it is difficult to tell whether he would have any valid claims against you. If the contract does not have...

Is it legal to demote an employee via phone conference and two hours before my shift was to start?

I agree with the previous answer, but you might want to give some thought as to the reason for the demotion, even though the employer is not...