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Hourly workers may not have the same job security as those paid a salary. If the company downsizes, they may be the first to lose their jobs. They may not have full-time employment and may not receive benefits. They deserve full compensation for the time that they...
Question: I do not live in California. However, I work for a California-based employer and sometimes work at my employer’s California headquarters. Am I entitled to receive overtime compensation under California law if I work overtime while temporarily in California?...
According to The Sacramento Bee, five Disneyland workers have filed a class action lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company, alleging that the company failed to pay workers a living wage and to comply with Anaheim's Living Wage Ordinance (known as "Measure L"). Passed...
In light of the prevalence of online retailers like Amazon, more and more people are working in warehouses nowadays. Emily Guendelsberger's recent book -- On the Clock: What Low-Wage Work Did to Me and How it Drives America Insane -- explores the hardships and...
Originally Published on March 5, 2019; Revised on July 25, 2021 Under California law, employers must pay “reporting time pay” to nonexempt employees in certain circumstances. What is “reporting time pay?” Let’s say that you are a nonexempt employee and you report to...
Earlier this month, the UCLA Labor Center released a study about the nail salon industry entitled "Nail Files: A Study of Nail Salon Workers and Industry in the United States" (hereinafter, "Nail Files"). According to the study 1. "71% of nail salon employees have...
If you are a resident apartment manager in California, you may already know that California has detailed, and sometimes complex, laws concerning compensation for resident apartment managers. In a previous blog post (click here), we discussed some of the applicable...
If you are a resident apartment manager in California, and your compensation consists of a combination of wages and lodging, below are some things that you should know about your rights under California law: No. 1: You are entitled to receive the minimum wage for all...
Compensatory time off, or “comp time,” is the practice of permitting non-exempt employees to take extra time off in lieu of receiving overtime compensation. Comp time is legal in California – but only if employers comply with several stringent requirements under...
Generally speaking, California law requires employers to pay overtime compensation to non-exempt employees. Consistent with this, California law prohibits employers from entering into mutual wage agreements with non-exempt employees pursuant to which the non-exempt...