Can an employer change your classification without notifying the employee ? I want to claim overtime and breaks

The most you can go back to receive unpaid overtime is 4 years. As such, call an employment law attorney right away to discuss whether you were...

What can I do if my boss has not paid me my last paycheck?

The best thing to do is call an employment law attorney who is willing to write a strong demand letter to your former employer. The letter will...

Is it legally safe to violate company policy in order to get evidence against their illegal activity?

CA employers are required to pay employees for all time worked and it is unlawful to falsify a time card. If you are a nonexempt employee...

After I leave a company, do I have the legal right and protection to obtain a copy of my employee file?

An employer who has an employee who works mostly within CA, must abide by CA labor laws. One such law states that if the employee or former...

Defense for performance in a retaliation claim?

If you are owed wages and your former employer is willfully refusing to pay them, call an employment law attorney to discuss. Your employer had a...

My company is changing their PTO policy, and I was never updated with the change.

Any vacation or PTO (not sick leave) earned is vested/owned by you and cannot be forfeited/taken away. However, an employer may change their PTO...

I was just terminated from my job. My work inputs it in the system that I have taken breaks, but I never did.

Call an employment law attorney to discuss. Many of us offer a free initial phone consultation and may be able to help you at no cost to you. A...

Do I have a solid case? I worked ot & didn't get paid for it, three times in a row

If you were a nonexempt employee (not making double minimum wage and depending on your duties), you are owed overtime of time and one-half for all...

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Boss file for bankruptcy. Am I out of luck?

It depends on when your wages were earned. If they were earned AFTER your employer filed BK, then those wages should not be part of the Ch. 11...

Age discrimination

It is unlawful to discriminate against an employee because of his/her age if over age 40 or due to the person's race, religion, national heritage,...