I live in California , I forgot to report one week's earning for early January 2013. Will I have to pay all EDD benefits back?

If EDD determines that you knowingly made a false statement for the purpose of receiving benefits that you were not entitled to receive, you will...

Can my employer only pay me a portion of my hours ?

In California, wages, with some exceptions (see table below), must be paid at least twice during each calendar month on the days designated in...

Can I withdraw my declaration after submission? I have been asked for a deposition that I feel will hurt my current employment.

If you are a patty to litigation, you can be called to give deposition testimony when the other side gives the appropriate notice. If you are not...

My company owes me 5 hours of over time. They said it will be banked an played out later, when 40hrs is not reached.

Based on the information contained in your post, your employer is doing appears to violate the labor code. In California, wages, with some...

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In California, wages, with some exceptions (see table below), must be paid at least twice during each calendar month on the days designated in...

What can I do to collect my money from my previous employer who paid us with bad checks?

I assume that you made a wage claim with the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement. If this is what you did, a hearing will occur. After a...

Do I have enough cause for a civil suit?

Sorry about what has happened at work. At-will employment is a doctrine in which an employee can be dismissed by an employer for any reason...

Scheduled start times

An employer cannot require that you come to work 15 minutes early, then refuse to pay you for that time. However, that does not seem to be your...

California law requires that employers allow employees and former employees access to their personnel files and records that relate to the...

Can i disagree to being demoted from parttime to an oncall status?

At-will employment is a doctrine in which an employee can be dismissed by an employer for any reason without having to establish "just cause" for...