Wage and Hour Law Violations
Numerous state and federal rules and regulations provide employees with wage and hour protections, such as minimum wage laws, overtime laws, and laws providing for rest and meal periods. Federal Protections are afforded under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and California’s state protections are contained in provisions of the California Labor Code and in Wage Orders promulgated by the Industrial Welfare Commission.
Some examples of employer wage and hour violations include:
- Failing to pay non-exempt employees minimum wage
- Failing to pay non-exempt employees for overtime at the required rates
- Failing to provide employees with required meal or rest periods
- Interrupting employees’ meal or rest periods
- Failing to timely pay wages upon employees’ termination, quitting, or layoff (wages are due immediately if an employee is terminated)
- Failing to pay wages on a timely basis, which is at least twice monthly unless otherwise provided for by a collective bargaining agreement
- Failing to pay a terminated employee for unused sick time unless otherwise provided for by a collective bargaining agreement
- Failing to reimburse employees for all necessary expenses, such as required uniform expenses, mileage reimbursement, and cell phone expenses if the employer requires use of a cell phone
- Failing to provide employees with an itemized written wage statement setting forth, among other things, the gross wages earned, total hours worked, all deductions, the net wages earned, and the inclusive dates of the pay period
- Refusing to allow an employee to use sick time to attend to sickness of a child, spouse or parent
Galante Law, Inc. can help you determine if your employer has violated wage and hour laws, and will help you evaluate your available remedies, which often include penalty fees against employers.
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