Many salaried workers in California are not getting paid all the wages they deserve. This happens when they are “misclassified” as “exempt employees,” and are paid a salary instead of hourly pay. This matters because salaried employees do not receive overtime wages, rest breaks, and meal breaks that hourly-paid workers receive. California law requires that
Happy New Year! California has made several changes to its labor laws that go into effect on January 1, 2020. Here are a few that may affect you. Higher Minimum Wage In 2020, the State of California minimum wage increases to $13 per hour for employers with 26 or more employees, and $12 per hour for employers
MTurk Worker Rights As an Amazon Mechanical Turk worker, are you getting paid for every minute that you work? Are you making, at the very least, minimum wage? With so many HITs paying just pennies or a $1, the majority of Turkers are NOT making the required California state minimum wage per hour worked. Amazon
Get Paid Correctly As A Rideshare Driver As a rideshare driver for Opoli, are you tired of never knowing what you’ll be paid for your time worked? Maybe you’re filled with uncertainty as your pay goes up or down depending on ride distance or peak hours. You’re also burdened with paying for all of your
Mystery shoppers, also known as secret shoppers, are oftentimes paid on a per job basis. Some mystery shopping jobs may not pay any money at all! Instead of pay, the employer only offers a reimbursement of an item, such as food or entertainment, in exchange for the worker’s time. Mystery shoppers should actually be getting
CA Law: Cashing Your Paycheck Without Fees California labor laws protect employees in more ways than one. A law that employers sometimes fail to comply with, California Labor Code Section 212, states that your employer must provide a way for you to cash your paycheck without paying fees at the bank. The employer must either:
Yes, there are deadlines for filing a lawsuit in California. These deadlines are called the statutes of limitations. They place a time limit on how long a person has to file a lawsuit or pursue a claim in the legal system. Statutes of limitations were created in part to encourage the prompt investigation of crimes
Many corporations that employ gig workers treat their workers like independent contractors in order to avoid paying them benefits and other employment protections. Fortunately, this practice is coming to an end since California passed a bill (AB5) that will result in the further reclassification of gig workers as employees. This means that reclassified gig workers
Every case that PARRIS Law Firm handles is unique, but our clients often ask us what the general process is for how their injury case will be handled. Here is what our injury attorneys tell them. You Hire An Entire PARRIS Team When people hire an attorney, they may expect that an attorney is the
We recently posted about the changes to California laws that affect your rights as an employee in the workplace starting in January 2019. There are many changes happening in other areas of California law, also starting the beginning of 2019, that we thought you might be interested in. Read on to learn more about some
