Los Angeles Employee Rights, Los Angeles Employment Law Blog

Is it lawful under California law for my employer to not pay for minimal (or de minimis) amounts of unrecorded time repeatedly or regularly worked?

On July 26, 2018, in Troester v. Starbucks Corporation, the California Supreme Court answered this question in the context of an employee regularly required to work after he clocked out.  A Starbucks coffee shop employee brought a putative class action in California against his employer Starbucks, alleging unpaid wages in violation of the California Labor Code and Wage Orders. (more…)

Question: “Is the Arbitration Agreement I was required to sign with my employer enforceable?”

Answer: “Not always.”

The California Court of Appeals recently held that an agreement was not enforceable where one of two different language versions of the agreement prohibited arbitration of representative claims for penalties under the California Private Attorney General Act.  (more…)

Is Your Employer Paying Your Overtime Correctly According to California Overtime Laws?

An employer may violate overtime law by either:

(1) Not calculating a flat sum bonus into overtime pay or

(2) Not properly calculating the amount of overtime pay owed

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