Employment Law
Labor Code §§232–232.5 – Your Right to Discuss Pay and Working Conditions
California Labor Code sections 232 and 232.5 protect your right to talk about your pay and your working conditions: an employer can’t require you…
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Wage & Hour Violations
Labor Code §510 – Daily and Weekly Overtime Pay
What California Labor Code §510 says about daily, weekly and seventh-day overtime and double time, with worked examples, exceptions, remedies, deadlines and where to…
Wage & Hour Violations
Labor Code §515 – Exempt Employee Salary & Duties Tests
What California Labor Code §515 requires for an overtime exemption: the $70,304 (2026) salary test, the executive, administrative and professional duties tests, and the…
Wage & Hour Violations
Labor Code §558 – Penalties for Hours Violations
What California Labor Code §558 says about civil penalties for overtime, meal period and other hours violations: amounts, who recovers them, how PAGA fits…
Wage & Hour Violations
Labor Code §1194 – Suing for Unpaid Minimum Wage & OT
What California Labor Code §§1194 and 1194.2 say about suing for unpaid minimum wage and overtime: liquidated damages for minimum wage only, interest, attorney’s…
Wage & Hour Violations
Labor Code §§201–202 – When Your Final Pay Is Due
What California Labor Code §§201 and 202 require: final wages are due immediately if you are fired or laid off, and within 72 hours…
Wage & Hour Violations
Labor Code §2810.5 – Wage Theft Prevention Act Notice
What California Labor Code §2810.5 requires: the written notice at hire covering pay rates, payday, employer details, workers’ comp carrier and sick leave rights,…
Compensation Law
Labor Code §5402 – 90-Day Rule for Denying a Claim
Labor Code §5402 gives employers 90 days after the claim form is filed to deny a workers’ comp claim (75 days for some public-safety…
Compensation Law
Labor Code §5405 – One-Year Deadline to File
Labor Code §5405 sets a one-year deadline to start workers’ comp proceedings, counted from the date of injury, the end of the last disability…
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