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California State Labor LawsCalifornia has unique state overtime pay laws that protect employees from extensive hours. With differences between state and federal regulations on overtime pay, employers (especially multistate corporations) often may, either accidentally or intentionally, incorrectly classify employees to avoid paying overtime wages.
California Labor Law Legal HelpIf you are employed in the State of California and feel that your employer or a co-worker has violated a state or federal employment law, you may qualify for damages or remedies that may be awarded in a possible class action or lawsuit. Please click the link below to submit your complaint to a lawyer for a free case evaluation.Please click here for a free evaluation of your case The Anglin Law Group - Kim L. Anglin, Esq. represents clients whose employers have failed to pay them overtime Posted on Apr-11-06 Updated on Apr-22-08 |
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Because Janet Glenn was hired as a salaried manager for the retailer Anne Taylor, she understood that she was exempt from overtime. That was 20 years ago. If she was working in those same conditions today, the company would be violating the California Labor Law.
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Lisa D. put up with verbal abuse and harassment from her manager for two years. The situation got so out of control that she it now on disability. "I was making $16 per hour and I'm not sure yet what percentage I will get on disability," says Lisa, "but I'll be able to pull through this, as long as I am secure in knowing I have a job to go back to." Although verbal abuse can be intolerable, Lisa suffered slander and personal injury. The California labor law protects employees and its laws are intended to guarantee their basic rights and comfort.
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Many employees are unaware that they are owed overtime compensation, or they don't know where to get help. Wage and hour attorney, Kim Anglin discusses overtime issues in the food distribution industry. [
Francis Mohr (not her real name) was hired as the opening chef of a California restaurant. She says that she signed a contract with her employers, who would also become her business partners, in December 2006. Mohr, who also invested $25,000 in the restaurant, became immediately involved in the process of opening the new restaurant. [
Ron Green has researched the California labor law and has a few issues with his former employer. The amount of money owed him in overtime isn't the main point, Ron explains. "It's the way this company treats its employees and that is why I want to pursue this lawsuit," he says. [
For Guadalupe Cofer, 10 years of hard work and dedication to her job meant nothing: she was fired because she went home from work early one day—with permission. Wrongful termination is a violation of California's labor law. [
An interview with wage and hour claims attorney Josie Garay, Carter and Garay [
Iglesias was involved in a car accident and had to take time off work. Even though his doctor provided HR with a note, he was fired. Even though his company manual said that time off with a medical note, was justified. This is another example of a violation of the California labor law. [
Not only was Kathy Niccolai sexually harassed at work, she was also injured on the job. When she came back to work, the man who harassed her had taken her job and she was fired! According to California Labor Law, both incidents violate the Fair Labor Standards Act. [
Pamela and Martin have similar jobs: Pamela is a caregiver and Martin is also a caregiver—for dogs. They also have a similar problem regarding California labor law: both work 12-hour shifts and get paid a flat rate below minimum wage. [
Elisabeth Ingram was fired from her job as a server with the Black Angus restaurant in Pleasant Hill, California. The reason? The restaurant claims she violated their policy with regard to explicit language in the workplace. What she can't figure out is why all the other employees were not fired too. California labor laws also have policies... [
Overtime is a particularly sharp thorn in the state - especially in view of the proliferation of high-tech hardware and software companies that swell through the Silicon Valley. Computer programmers earning above a certain level ($47.81 per hour) are exempt from the normal state overtime regulations, as well as commissioned personnel. [
Diana Meera had a difficult pregnancy, particularly the night she almost gave birth in the large retail store where she works. Diana wasn't allowed any time off, until her baby was born prematurely at 7.5 months. [
Not only was Jose Velasquez subjected to working in a hazardous environment, he wasn't paid overtime for working through lunches and breaks. This went on for almost four years, until he finally quit on December 1, 2006. Needless to say, his family didn't have a Merry Christmas. [
Tina Robbins suffered so much verbal abuse at LA County that she left town. The final straw came when her supervisor planned on phoning the child abuse hotline to report Tina - to her co-workers! Even employees in the public sector don't abide by California's labor laws. [
"I just got so fed up with my boss calling me names, always yelling and screaming at me," says Brian Huggins. "I tried to walk out so many times and then he would just say sorry, as if apologizing would solve everything." [
"I dealt with verbal abuse from a fellow worker for almost four years until I couldn't take it anymore," says Michael Low. "I filed a harassment complaint with the general manager and two days later I was suspended." [
California has unique state overtime pay laws that protect employees from extensive hours. With differences between state and federal regulations on overtime pay, employers (especially multistate corporations) often may, either accidentally or intentionally, incorrectly classify employees to avoid paying overtime wages.
APR-01-08: Imagine working for a company for 35 years, only to be cast aside without just cause. That's the circumstance, and the allegation of a wrongful dismissal lawsuit involving a 62-year-old former restaurant employee, and an International House of Pancakes outlet in Orange, California. [
JUN-27-07: As more and more violations of California labor law are discovered, employees are increasingly calling on the courts to uphold the state's laws and worker's rights. Several lawsuits were recently settled that reinforced the duties of employers to their employees. [
JUN-05-07: One of the largest law firms in the world has been brought to its knees by a woman who used to work for them as a paralegal. The international law firm of O'Melveny & Myers LLP, based in Los Angeles, has 13 offices worldwide and more than 1,000 lawyers in its employ. [
When people think of California labor law, they probably typically think about laws that protect an employee's wages, limit the number of hours worked, and prevent harassment and discrimination. However, there are laws that protect other areas of employment. These laws are often overlooked and in many cases unknown by employees. [
Yet another high profile company accused of violating California labor law has reached a settlement with its employees. Sony Computer Entertainment America (also known as Sony or SCEA) agreed to pay plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit $8.5 million. [
California labor law plaintiffs have just received a great boost from activists.The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) and civil rights lawyer Bill Lann Lee announced May 16 that they are both joining a California labor law class action filed by more than one thousand construction workers, most of whom are Latinos, for unpaid wages. [© 2001-2008 Online Legal Marketing Ltd. All rights reserved.
