California Employment Law and Wage and Hour Violations
Employment Law Attorney - San Diego - Southern California
As a California worker, you are protected by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) from unscrupulous actions by your employer that deprive you of fair payment for your time or force you to overwork. Some of the more common wage and hour violations we see in California high-tech industries, construction companies, and hotel and food industry jobs include:
- Improperly classifying an employee as exempt in order to avoid paying overtime, or time and a half
- Improperly classifying an employee as a contract worker in order to avoid paying overtime or providing benefits
- Forcing workers to work through meal breaks or rest periods
- Failing to give workers additional breaks if they work more than 10 hours in a shift
Wage and hour problems can affect many types of employees, from hotel maids to high tech computer programming professionals to line supervisors. Wage and hour violations may affect individual employees, but more often affect large numbers of employees at the same company.
If you believe that you have been denied overtime pay or breaks, or have been misclassified as exempt by your employer, contact the Garcia Law Firm to speak to an experienced employment lawyer about your rights. Attorney Eulalio Garcia has more than a decade of experience representing the interests of employees in employment law disputes.
Negotiation and Trial Representation
In some instances, employers are not acting maliciously but are honestly unaware of the nature of the job and whether it should be classified as exempt or non-exempt. When this is the case, negotiation or mediation may lead to a favorable outcome for a worker who has suffered financial losses. We will assist you in using the most cost-effective method available to get a successful resolution to your claim.
When going to court is the most effective option, we have the skill and experience necessary to get you results. In egregious cases in which wage and hour violations have taken place over a long period of time and have affected many employees, penalties and fines against the company can be substantial. The Garcia Law Firm accepts class action employment law cases on behalf of groups of workers.
You do have rights and your rights are protected. Your employer cannot retaliate against you or fire you for protecting your rights or consulting with an attorney. Contact our office to schedule a free initial consultation to learn more.
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