IT Consulting company telling me I will only get paid if client pays them but not to contact the client.

If you're a true independent contractor and have a written contract in place with the consulting company, you should refer to your contract, since...

The comments by the other attorneys are correct. I would even go further that even if you are no longer employed by this company, you can still...

The owner of the company I work for is very careless about treating employees right, giving us 15 min breaks for 8 hour shift

California Labor Code requires most employers (there are exceptions) to provide a minimum of two paid 10 minute breaks and one 30 minute unpaid...