waiting time penalties

Ensuring timely payment of wages is a crucial responsibility for California employers. Following our recent discussion on final pay for employees, several readers raised further questions about wage payment schedules and the handling of tips. In response, this Friday’s Five highlights key reminders about employers’ obligations to timely pay wages and tips under California

Often the threat of the plaintiff’s potential ability to recover attorney’s fees is greater than the actual damages that they can prove.  This can be frustrating for employers defending wage and hour claims, in both the individual and class action context.  Indeed, an employer must understand the potential damages and exposure of fees they may

This Friday’s Five is coming out a little late in the day, but as they say, better late….  I’ve been fielding a lot of questions about final wage payment requirements.  So here are five rules every employer should know about providing final wages to employees:

  1. An employee who is discharged must be paid all of