Category: Wages

Losing a job is tough enough without worrying about the final paycheck or, even worse, unpaid wages. Legislators across the country seem to agree; almost every state has laws on final pay. In California, for example, it must be paid on the date of termination if the employer terminates the employee, or within 72 hours…

Orange County Salary versus Overtime You are salaried so you do not get overtime pay. This is one of the most common misconceptions in the workplace. There is no doubt that salary status is one of the requirements exempting an employee from overtime pay, but it is not the only one. An exempt employee also…

Employee Rights Attorney in Orange County, CA Q: The company I work for has both hourly and salaried employees. We all work 8½ hours per day, but since we receive a paid hour for lunch, we have been told that we are not entitled to any breaks. Is this legal? A: Nonexempt employees are entitled…

Employee Rights Attorney, Orange County CA Q: Our employer would like to eliminate the employee’s morning and afternoon breaks. We do not work for four continuous hours, so the employer says we don’t need the break. We have an hour lunch break; however, the employees are under the assumption that if we work an eight-and-one-half…

by Patrick E. Turner Employee Rights Attorney in Orange County Q: I work for a company struggling because of a downturn in sales. To avoid potential layoffs, management is requiring us to take all accrued vacation by the end of the year, and all salaried exempt employees must take two weeks off without pay before…

Orange County Employee Rights Lawyer Q: Our company was given the entire Christmas week off, exempt and nonexempt employees alike. Only one and a half of those days were paid as a holiday. The other three and a half days had to be taken as vacation or unpaid time off. As a salaried employee, can…