If I cash my final paycheck while I am actively disputing the amount I am owed do I forfeit my rights to my actual amount due?

Generally speaking, cashing the check should not effect your case in the slightest. That is the amount they concede they owe you. Per Cal. Labor...

Can an employer go back and forward from salary to hourly? What can I Do?

First, I would guess that if we were to look at your job duties, you would not qualify as an exempt or salaried employee. But even if you were, the...

Yes. At $10 per hour, you are almost certainly eligible for overtime. In California, overtime is defined as working in excess of 8 hours in a day,...

Should the rate of pay for the paid leave be calculated on the hourly rate only or an average of the hourly rate plus commission

This is kind of a fascinating question, legally speaking. Labor Code §245.5 states that sick leave is to be provided, at a rate which the employee...

What recourse do I have with an employer who misclassified me as 1099 instead of a full time employee?

Misclassification as an independent contractor is not an uncommon type of suit in the wage & hour field. In fact, Uber and Lyft are both being sued...

How can we deal with this problem?

Your question was somewhat unclear, but if I understand you correctly, you've worked for Subway for two months, and have only received two...

Can companies send financial promotional to a minor? What can I do to stop them and protect his information ?

That's an interesting question. Generally speaking, contracts signed by minors are voidable, so offering money to a minor (who may be able to get...

Just need to know if I can leave this lawyer and find another one ASAP that's going to give me answers and will update me.

This is a common issue between lawyers and clients. Lawyers, especially on the Plaintiff's side, will have a large number of cases in varying...

If he can prove that other employees who were not terminated despite having the exact roll-away incident he had...can he sue?

Generally speaking, no. California does not have a cause of action for wrongful termination. There might be an issue of age discrimination, but...

Can I sue for false advertisement?

California has two statutes that would apply here: the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Civil Code sections 1750, et seq., and the False Advertising...