What can I do?

When an employee complains in good faith about being sexually harassed at work, the employer has a legal duty to investigate the matter and make it...

I'm a 1099 independent contractor and I was terminated when should I receive my final paycheck?

It depends on if you were actually an indep. contractor pursuant to the law or an employee. If you were an indep. contractor, your...

Can i make my own rules for employment contract? And if yes, then does it needs to be approved by an attorney to be in force?

Employees are at-will meaning they can quit at any time for any reason and can be fired at any time for any lawful reason. Employees who have a...

Can I get overtime pay if I get from work at 1am an ask to work another 8 hr shift at 5am?

If you are a nonexempt employee and you work over 8 hours in a workday or over 40 hours in a workweek (don't count meal periods), you must receive...

Is it worth suing a previous employer for unpaid wages?

An employment law attorney can help you collect the unpaid wages plus 30 days' pay as waiting time penalties and the law states that the employer...

Is it possible that a hospital that have 2000+ employees don't get any sick leave?

If you work primarily in the State of California, the paid sick leave law requires employers to provide paid sick leave of one hour of paid sick...

An employer can refuse to allow an employee to take time off even if he/she has accrued paid vacation or PTO if the employee asks for the leave for...

I was classified as a part time salaried employee in the state of CA with a 10 month contract.

Nonexempt employees must be paid overtime if they work over 8 hours in a workday or over 40 in a workweek (don't include meal period.) To be...

A long time vendor poached my employee that was working on a project the vendor hired us for. Breach of contract? What do I do?

Likely not without any written contract that was breached. In the future, always have a well written contract with your clients. Your employee...

If you are only working a 4 hour shift, can management force you to take an unpaid 30 minute break?

Meal periods and rest periods/breaks are two different things. Nonexempt employees should be given one paid 10 minute break per every 4 hours...