Can an employer in CA change employee time cards to prevent meal time violation penalty?

Some additional facts may be helpful here. Assuming that you are an hourly employee and are not in a mobile worforce,( i.e., delivering cars to...

Minimum Wage for answering employer office phones at home 5pm-9am ( 15 hours) responsible for scheduling should someone call off

A distinction in the law which applies here is whether you are " waiting to work", (non compensable), or" working to wait" , (which is compensible...

How do i get edd to send my claim form to me

The EDD, like most govt agencies, is extremely busy, if not overwhelmed. You may be the victim here of beaurocratic delay or, more likely, it went...

Legal Opinion of De Novo Trial at Superior Court RE: Labor Comissioner's Decision and Award. Cal. Labor Code 98.1

I agree with my colleague. You may use your past attorney's billings and your payment records as well, however, technically you may need the past...

Union local 439 company did not respond within 10 days----legitimacy of the proceedings are called into QUESTION?

The facts of your case are substantially lacking, including precisely how your family has been defamed and whether, had your union timely grieved...

I have an unemployment question

Should your employer fill your position after expiration of your Family Medicasl Leave, and you thereafter are unable to transfer into an alternate...

While California law does not specify who may or may not clock you aot, nor that an employer keep a timeclock at all, this represents bad practice....

Im I entitle to an overtime pay?

As a telecommunications installer, a typically hourly paid vocation, you are entitled to overtime pay should you work overtime hours. It may be the...

Has my employer engaged in fraud?

Under California's new Payroll Theft Act, there are severe penalties for the type of conduct you have described. You may also be able to recover...

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Can i sue the employer at the same time for both independent contractor and employee?

I agree with my peers that you may bring alternate theories in the same lawsuit, however the California Labor Commission, which offers a prompt...