Can an employer tell you if you're late to work you wont get paid for the day?

No. Such a policy is not even remotely legal. It violates at least three sections of the California Labor Code. You are required by law to be...

What is the California State Law to be considered a "salaried" employee vs. an "hourly" employee?

The classification of an employee as salaried exempt as opposed to hourly non-exempt can be tricky, depending on the circumstances. The Industrial...

Contact a tax attorney or (and probably as good as an option), a tax professional. They can tell you if the amount is covered or not. And here, it...

There's no legal definition of full-time in connection with vacation pay, only for the number of days you can work consecutively. There, a...

I laughed a little when I saw your title because I've had a number of rest period claims go down the drain because my client's smoking colleagues...

You absolutely can to receive a copy of your personnel file, along with all timecards associated with your employment. It is not uncommon for...

Well, that's annoying. Okay, for the 2nd and 3rd times what your employer did was annoying, unprofessional, and completely legal. For the 1st time,...

It depends on how long the meeting was scheduled for. If it was scheduled for an hour, then, you're probably only getting paid for 40 minutes. If...

Do I have grounds for a civil suit against this person? If so, what steps do I need to take?

You can sue this guy, but I will warn you, people who threaten security guards tend not to be the kinds of people who can afford to pay judgments....

Is it legal for employers to require me to drive from one company location to another on my unpaid lunch hour?

If you are an hourly employee, and you are not an independent contractor, then, yeah, they're violating the law. Now, you probably don't get travel...