You may have a valid lawsuit IF you are being retaliated against BECAUSE of valid complaints about unlawful activity or BECAUSE you needed leave...

Calif. law has become very strict about whether a worker is an indep. contractor or employee. An attorney can review the written contract to...

I agree with the first response you received. In addition, if you do not have the "reasonable opportunity" to take a duty free unpaid 30 minute...

If your typical workday consists of you doing 51% or more nonexempt work, you would be considered a nonexempt employee and owed overtime if you...

Once vacation pay is earned, it is owned by the employee and cannot be forfeited. It must be paid out at termination of employment. The...

Employers are required to provide nonexempt employees with a "reasonable opportunity" to take one paid 10 minute duty free break/rest period for...

Sorry, but it appears that you very likely do not have a case. Unless you had a written contract in which the employer agreed to hire you for a...

If you are truly an independent contractor, you and the company you will provide services for can agree on any contractual terms that are legal. ...

When an Calif. employee is fired or laid off, the employer is required to provide the final paycheck, including any earned and unused vacation on...

Unless you had a written contract agreeing to employ you for a set time period, you (like most employees) were an at-will employee which means that...