Can I sue my employer? If, I got the paycheck but can't cash it for a week. Also, work 11hrs a day with no OT rate.

If you are a nonexempt employee, you are owed overtime for all hours worked over 8 in a workday (not counting your meal period) OR over 40 hours in...

Are restaurants required to abide by the meal period laws pertaining to 30min meal break within 5 hours of work?

In addition to the response you have already received, your employer must "provide the opportunity" for you to take two paid ten minute breaks and...

Do I need to file separate wait time penalties for meal periods and final pay and are average tips included in the penalties?

You were owed your final paycheck including any earned and unused vacation or PTO - not sick leave - upon the date of termination. Because your...

My job stated we had what they call banked vacation hours on top of what we already had. so i schedule one of the weeks

Employers are not required to offer paid vacation time. But if they do, once you earn vacation or PTO (paid time of - not sick leave) you own it...

I was asked to resign after 7 months with a high tech start-up in CA.

If your employer is eliminating your position, it will likely end up that you get laid off. If you resign, you probably won't be able to collect...

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I have worked for 17 years without having 10 min break every 4hours. Is this legal in calif labor law. I've never been paid.

If you are a nonexempt employee and work full time, you are entitled to be provided the opportunity to take two paid 10 minute breaks. You don't...

It is unlawful for a CA employer to harass or discriminate against an employee because of his/her sexuality. However, the harassment has to be...

I was a part-time server in a small family-owned restaurant where the boss was a tyrant! I gave 2 weeks notice. There was no

The law in CA is that when an employee is fired, the employer must provide the final paycheck, including any earned and unused vacation or PTO (not...

Is it legal for my employer to fire me during pregnancy disability leave if I have been off for more than 4 months?

Pregnant employees have many rights under the law. It is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an employee because she is/was pregnant...

How can my fiance avoid pregnancy discrimination?

Regardless of her immigrant status, it is unlawful for a CA employer to discriminate against an employee because of his/her gender, including...