If your employer requires you to be on call for work, you must be paid, even if you don’t end up actually working, according to a California appellate court. This can be a confusing gray area for employees, but the court made it crystal clear: … [Read more...]

It doesn’t matter how much money you take home in commissions – you can still be entitled to overtime pay, according to a recent decision in federal court. Background Wyndham Vacation Ownership operates resorts and time-share units across the … [Read more...]

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dealt a setback to gender pay equity with its recent decision in Rizo v. Yovino, No. 16-15372 (9th Cir. April 27, 2017). In Rizo, the court held that previous salary alone can be “a factor other than … [Read more...]

A recent California labor law decision confirms that even commissioned employees must be paid specifically for rest breaks. In Vaquero v. Stoneledge Furniture, the California Court of Appeal held that employers must separately compensate … [Read more...]

Getting a foothold in a new career takes dedication and sacrifice. In many fields it’s expected that new entrants will pay their dues—often, ironically enough, by working for free. While unpaid interns and trainees often do get valuable experience … [Read more...]

If you’re a salaried store manager, administrative assistant, or other “white collar” employee, chances are your employer doesn’t pay you overtime—no matter how many hours you work in a given week. But new federal rules that take effect this December … [Read more...]

More than 77 million workers in the United States aged 16 or older were paid hourly wages in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Those 77 million-plus workers make up more than 58 percent of the American work force. In California, … [Read more...]

California protects employee working conditions in the state through a broad set of laws, rules and regulations. California employers must pay their employees a minimum hourly wage and one-and-a-half times the minimum wage for overtime work of more … [Read more...]

With some limited exceptions, California employees are now entitled to accrue and take paid sick leave. California is the second state in the nation to mandate paid sick leave for its employees; Connecticut was the first. But unlike in Connecticut, … [Read more...]

California protects working conditions for employees in the state through a broad set of laws, rules and regulations. For example, California employers must pay their employees a minimum hourly wage (now at $9.00 per hour) and, generally speaking, … [Read more...]