Hello, I live in California and my old employer never gave me my last check

At this point, there really is no reason to go through an analysis of what happened to you because its obvious you need an attorney and you know...

Does an Absent Class Member benefit from a Class Action suit?

It depends, but typically not. If this is a FLSA employment case, then you will need to opt in. If not, and probably not, then the notice you...

You need to contact a landlord-tenant attorney as soon as possible. Here's the biggest problem - you never should have rented out that unit. As...

How many consecutive days can an employee work in the state of California, before having to give them a day off?

It depends on the timeframe. If we are talking about a workweek, and the employee works more than 30 hours during the workweek, and more than 6...

How legally binding/useful is a defendant's statement made on a Small Claims filing?

You have the right idea, but the wrong verbiage. What you want to argue to Court 2 is that ABC should be "equitably estopped" from claiming that it...

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Maybe. There is a type of compensation allowed under the Wage Order for "reporting time" where employees are paid for showing up to work and being...

How far in advanced must a fast food employee receive their work schedule in California?

As my colleague said, there is no rule on the amount of head time employees can receive for work schedules. If you think there should be, you...

My girl friend undocumented. She work as a caregiver her agency always give her late paycheck. Is it posible to sue the agency?

So, good news, bad news. First the good news - your girlfriend is protected by California's labor laws regardless of her status as an undocumented...

You're going to have to file a complaint with the Labor Board or file a lawsuit. That's the bad news. The good news is that per the U.S. Supreme...

The tentative ruling is just that - tentative pending the hearing. Of course, tentative rarely change, but they can. A statement of decision would...