Employer Unintentional Failure to Ensure Wage Statements Comply with the CA Labor Code Can Equate to Costly Penalties Under PAGA

By Melinda Garcia | Published May 14, 2018 | Posted in Employment Law | Tagged Tags: California Court of Appeals, California Labor Code, Lopez v. Friand & Associates, PAGA |

Employer Unintentional Failure to Ensure Wage Statements Comply with the CA Labor Code Can Equate to Costly Penalties Under PAGA It goes without saying, being an employer is California is tough. There are countless laws in California pertaining to employee wages that must be complied with or the employer may be subject to significant penalties. Read More

California Employers Must Pay Commissioned Employees for Rest Breaks

By Melinda Garcia | Published July 5, 2017 | Posted in Employee Rights, Employment Law | Tagged Tags: California Court of Appeals, class action suit, commissioned employees, rest breaks, Stoneledge Furniture, wage & hour laws |

Earlier this year, a California Court of Appeals held in Vaquero v. Stoneledge Furniture LLC that an employer violated state law by not paying commissioned employees for their rest breaks. Under state law, employees must be provided with paid 10-minute rest breaks for every four hours of work, or fraction thereof. In Vaquero, the employer operated Read More

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