My employer terminated me exactly one week ago and I still haven't received my final check

Likely yes. Your final wages, including any earned but used vacation or PTO, was due on the date that you were terminated. If the employer has...

More information is necessary to fully answer your question. Generally, your school can contact your employer -- there is no law prohibiting them...

Documents created, even exclusively by you, for the business and during the time of your employment, are the property of the company. If you...

I agree with my colleagues regarding the meal break violations. In addition to penalties for those violations, the fact that the employer is...

As a paid intern I was asked to leave many hours worked off of my timecard.

Yes, you are entitled to the pay as well as potential penalties for late payment and violations of the labor code. An employer cannot ask that you...

Hours worked for live-in housekeeper/cook/nanny?

It depends on what you mean by on-call hours. Is the nanny getting 8 hours of rest during those hours? Is the nanny otherwise free to do whatever...

When can I assume my former employer does not want their inventory returned to them?

The equipment belongs to the employer and it is not advisable that you consider the equipment abandoned because they have not sent the shipping...

What can I do to insure those at my workplace are not let off the hook for inappropriate or illegal behavior?

You wrote "Over this time a clique developed who have injured kids either by negligence or for punitive reasons." If this is in fact happening, it...

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What legal advise for a caregiver as independent contractor fired by patient? The patient added defamation words.

Your question does not provide facts regarding the basis for the termination. That information would be critical to a determination of whether...

The laborer is almost assuredly a temporary employee for purposes of the DOL and EDD. The laborer is directly engaging in work that is the bedrock...