Labor Law Violation

California and Federal Employment labor laws protect employees’ civil rights to overtime pay and benefits and shield against workplace discrimination and harassment.

Labor Law Violation as to Overtime Pay

California has a set of unique jurisprudence and state overtime pay laws that shield employees from protracted working hours. Disparities between state regulations, on one hand, and federal regulations on overtime pay, on the other, make it tempting for employers to intentionally incorrectly classify their employees to avoid compensating them for overtime rendered.

As to the required working hours and their corresponding pay, California law states that hours worked beyond eight hours each day qualify an employee for overtime pay of one and one half times the regular hourly wage. Meanwhile, hours worked over twelve hours a day qualify for overtime pay of two times the regular wage. Some employees may be classified as Exempt and not qualify for overtime pay. California also has separate overtime pay laws for commissioned employees and for those in the computer software industry and.

Labor Law Violation as to Harassment and discrimination

State and Federal laws also protect employees against harassment or discrimination in the workplace. Workplace discrimination includes age discrimination, racial discrimination, gender or sexual orientation discrimination, religious discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, or reverse discrimination. Immigrant employees who have Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) or green cards or are working with H1, H1B or H2 Visas are also protected under California labor laws and anti-discrimination laws.

For more information on labor law violations and how you can protect your rights, call Mesriani Law Group today.