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Working should be a mutually beneficial arrangement. Your employer receives your services, and, in turn, you collect wages to support your life. While wage theft seems like it might be easy to recognize, it is typically not as simple as taking money from your...
Maybe you are an executive who took a chance on a startup that has since proven hostile to all outside hires. Perhaps you are an architect who accepted a job at a local firm and negotiated relocation and severance packages during the onboarding process. Many...
If you are an hourly worker, then the amount you receive in each paycheck is a reflection of how much time you put in at the job during the previous workweek. Given that you cannot count on a specific amount of pay the way that salaried workers can, there are...
Did you know that there are unique standards that employers must follow when they hire people who are not 18 or older? In fact, there are rules that apply that limit how long a teen under 18 can work. According to California’s labor laws, any minor employee who is 16...
There are times when employers run into financial trouble or want to start cutting down on expenses. When that happens, they may try to put an overtime ban into place. An overtime ban in your office might state that no one is allowed to work more than 40 hours in a...
Overtime wages are a crucial form of employee protection. By requiring that companies compensate workers at 150% of their typical hourly wage or more when they work a lot of hours, the government helps to curb abusive employment schedules. Otherwise, companies could...
There are times when people work in the gray area of the law in terms of employment contracts and their workers. A client may come to you to suggest an independent contracting arrangement, but if they treat you more like an employee than third-party vendor, there may...
As a worker, you always have rights. Many of these rights are stated in your employment contract. Unfortunately, many employees fail to assert their rights when they are beached because they are simply not aware of them. This is why it is always important to first be...
Overtime wages help compensate people who have to put in a lot of hours during any given workweek. They also help deter employers from running their staff completely ragged. By requiring that companies pay at least 150% of someone's standard hourly wage for hours over...
Farmworkers in California will soon see changes to the wage and hour laws that govern their employment. While most workers in the state must receive overtime pay if they work over eight hours in a day or 40 hours in a week, farmworkers have long been exempted from...
