Wage & Hour

California has some of the strongest laws in the country protecting employee wages and hours. Employers must timely pay employees all wages due, accompanied by an itemized wage statement. Employees must be paid their hourly wage and at least the minimum wage, for all hours worked. Employees have a right to receive premium pay for their overtime hours, missed meal breaks, and missed rest breaks. Employers are prohibited from passing on the cost of doing business, and must reimburse employees for necessary business-related expenses.

Most workers in the economy should be paid on an hourly basis; however, it is common for employers to misclassify workers, either as exempt salaried employees, or as independent contractors.

If you believe your employer is not paying you properly, you may contact Terp Law for a consultation. (Last updated May 1, 2021.)

Practice Areas:

• Contract Negotiations

• Discrimination

• Exempt Employee Misclassification

• Independent Contractor Misclassification

• Itemized Wage Statements

• Harassment - Sexual

• Harassment - Other

• Leaves of Absence

• Missed Meal Breaks

• Missed Rest Breaks

• Off-the-Clock

• Severance Agreements

• Unequal Pay - Gender

• Unequal Pay - Race

• Unpaid Minimum Wages

• Unpaid Overtime

• Wage & Hour

• Waiting Time Penalties

• Whistleblower

• Wrongful Termination