You don’t work for free—yet many California employers play games with employee compensation by cutting corners, manipulating records, or even committing fraud in an attempt to pay you less than what is owed. Employer schemes are never ending, but typically they take the following forms:
- The failure to pay overtime at the proper rate of pay.
- The failure to pay minimum wage.
- Secret time-clock rounding practices that shave work time from your paycheck.
- Forcing employees to submit false time records showing a meal period was taken when, in fact, it was not.
- Paying employees late or, sometimes, not at all.
- Not paying employees for waiting time or reporting time.
- Not providing meal and rest periods required by statute.
- Not paying premium pay for missed meal or rest periods.
- Not reimbursing employees for work related expenses.
- Unlawfully deducting regular business expenses from wages.
- Misclassifying employees as “independent contractors” when, in reality, they are employees entitled to all of the protections afforded by California law.
You work hard and deserve to be properly paid, in full, for your labor. Chackel Law has the experience, knowledge and ability to prosecute your wage and hour claim whether it’s an individual lawsuit or a class action on behalf of your colleagues.
Contact us for a free and confidential case evaluation.
