California Questions and Answers about Wage payment
Can a employer deduct from your hourly wage every time you are late for work?
My Hourly wage used to be Twenty dollars a hour, now it's Twelve dollars and forty cents. I work a split shift six days a week, so I basically go to work twelve times a week. Now my employer has alway...
1 answer | asked Jun 27, 2013 01:21 AM [EST] | applies to California
CAN MY PAY BE CHANGED FROM SALARY TO HOURLY FOR NO REASON
My boss has been upset with me for a couple of months basically doing anything he can to get under my skin. He knows that I am the only one in the family working so I took on a part time job which in ...
1 answer | asked Jan 14, 2013 5:35 PM [EST] | applies to California
Do employers have to pay you before a company observed holiday?
I have a friend who works for a company that will be observing Thanksgiving on both Thursday and Friday. The company will be distributing checks out today, Wednesday, however the checks are postdated ...
1 answer | asked Nov 21, 2012 1:30 PM [EST] | applies to California
We have one employee, Can we pay rent/utilities in lieu of wages?
We (Board of Directors) own and operate a large camping/recreation facility in the mountains of North Calif. We have one contract employee who lives on site in an apartment that we pay the rent and ut...
1 answer | asked Nov 20, 2012 5:20 PM [EST] | applies to California
Which states laws to follow for resignation from an out of state employer?
I worked in California for a company based in New York. I recently gave notice (2 weeks) and served out that time. They did not hand over my final check at that time, and have still not paid out wages...
1 answer | asked Jul 18, 2012 2:13 PM [EST] | applies to California
what do I do about unfair pay for a company I have worked for almost 5 years?
I have been working for this company for almost 5 and have only received 3 raises with in that time period. I am a full-time stock management employee, paid hourly and receiving about 3 dollars less t...
1 answer | asked Apr 16, 2012 11:46 PM [EST] | applies to California
I have been a permatemp for 7 years, is this legal?
hi, I have been working for an appliance company in Los Angeles, CA. for 7 years. They have me filed as a temporary employee. My pay check from the company says A&S temp. Which is a company owned by t...
1 answer | asked Jan 9, 2012 7:47 PM [EST] | applies to California
Employee termination PTO payout and termination cancellation thereafter
An employee gave self resignation for Friday of a week, basically Friday is the last working day of that employee. Now on Friday morning, PTO payout for the employee got processed and employee got pai...
1 answer | asked Oct 29, 2011 11:19 PM [EST] | applies to California
Can an employer dock our paycheck?
Hello Is it legal for an employer in CA to reduce the hourly rate of an employee that has been calling in sick and having personal issues a bit too often? This is being done for a "probation" period. ...
1 answer | asked Apr 4, 2011 3:46 PM [EST] | applies to California
Is it illegal to write in your hours?
I work part time at a Dr's office 6 days a week. Most weekends I stay late as I have a lot of work to finish since I only work part time. I have forgotten to clock out a couple times but remembered th...
1 answer | asked Mar 2, 2011 12:22 PM [EST] | applies to California