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Are You Getting the Full Prevailing Wage?

Are You Getting the Full Prevailing Wage?

California and federal companies that receive contracts for public works must pay their workers the prevailing wage. (Cal. Lab. Code § 1771). The prevailing wage is usually much higher than the rate companies pay their workers for non-government contract work. The...

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Top 5 Ways CA Employers Steal Employee Wages

Top 5 Ways CA Employers Steal Employee Wages

No. 1 Stealing Minutes Many California employers obey the California labor laws. Unfortunately, some don't. One of the top ways dishonest employers steal time and money from their workers is by stealing minutes. Workers have a right to be paid for ALL time worked....

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Failure to Pay for On-Call Time

Failure to Pay for On-Call Time

On call time is time that an employer requires an employee to be ready and available to work, but for which the employer doesn’t pay the employee.  For example, a limousine company might require its drivers to carry a cell phone and be available to drive within two...

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Unpaid Internships

Unpaid Internships

The tight job market of recent years has led to the development of an “intern economy” in which more and more workers feel they have no choice but to take an unpaid internship to gain work experience.  Traditionally, internships were a way for college students to...

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Misuse of Comp Time

Misuse of Comp Time

Under a comp time program, an employer gives an employee paid time off instead of paying overtime.  However, California law provides substantial protections for employers who want to offer comp time instead of paying overtime:  1) the comp time must equal the overtime...

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Off the Clock Work

Off the Clock Work

To start off the California Workplace Rights Blog, the blog is reviewing 10 of the most often violated employee wage and hour rights. Number 7 is another example of an employer failing to pay employees for all hours worked.  Some employers make employees perform tasks...

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Failure to Pay for Travel Time

Failure to Pay for Travel Time

Under California law, an employer must pay its employees for all hours worked.  This includes time spent traveling on the employer’s business.  In addition to normal business travel, this means that an employer has to pay employees for time spent traveling between job...

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Failure to Pay Overtime

To kick off the California Workplace Rights Blog, the blog is reviewing 10 of the most often violated employee wage and hour rights. At the top of the list of frequently violated workplace rights is unpaid overtime.  California law requires California employers to pay...

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