Employment Law

The California Labor Code has a lost of the types of employees with exempt status under wage and hour law, or those to whom overtime pay and other wage/hour requirements do not apply. In California, exempt workers in businesses with 25 or less employees must make a minimum of $1,120 per week ($58,240 annually) as of 2022. Additionally, exempt workers…

Employees in California are entitled to at least one hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked. Employers may limit annual sick leave accrual to 24 hours or three days (whichever is greater). Employers in California may not deny a covered employee’s right to use sick time or retaliate against an employee who uses it. An employee may be…

In California labor law, a “implied employment contract” is an agreement between you and your employer that is developed via both parties’ behavior rather than through paper. The “at-will” rule states that unless an employer and employee have agreed otherwise, either party may end the employment relationship at any moment, for any reason or no reason.  However, if your employer…

California has overtime pay laws that apply to non-exempt employees. These workers are eligible for overtime pay if they work more than a typical workday or workweek in California. This article will provide information about the overtime pay laws in California. If they labor for more than 12 hours in a weekday, or for more than 8 hours on their…

Meal Break for Non-Exempt Employees Non-exempt employees in California must have a thirty (30) minute lunch or meal break if they work more than five (5) hours in a day, according to wage and hour law. The meal break must be taken within the first five hours of the workday. Employees who work more than ten (10) hours a day…