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What California Labor Code §203 says about waiting time penalties: who it covers, what “willful” means, how the up-to-30-day penalty is calculated, the deadline to claim it, and…
Read article: Labor Code §203 – Waiting Time Penalties
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Wage Order 13 covers packing sheds and moving packing plants that prepare a grower's own crops, eggs, meat or dairy products for market. Here are the overtime, break,…
Read article: California Wage Order 13: On-Farm Packing and Processing Rules
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What California Labor Code §227.3 requires: vested, unused vacation (including PTO) must be paid at your final rate when you leave any job, and “use it or lose…
Read article: Labor Code §227.3 – Vacation Payout at Termination
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Who California Wage Order 1 covers and the overtime, break, pay and working-condition rules it sets for manufacturing workers in 2026.
Read article: California Wage Order 1: Manufacturing Industry
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What California Labor Code §204 requires: wages paid at least twice a month on set paydays, semimonthly deadlines, the 7-day rule for weekly and biweekly payrolls, overtime timing,…
Read article: Labor Code §204 – Paydays and Pay Period Rules
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Wage Order 14 covers California farmworkers. Since 2025, every agricultural employer must pay overtime after 8 hours a day or 40 a week and double time after 12…
Read article: California Wage Order 14: Farmworker Overtime, Breaks and Pay Rules
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What California Labor Code §210 says about late paychecks: $100 per employee for an initial violation, $200 plus 25% of wages withheld for repeat or willful violations, who…
Read article: Labor Code §210 – Penalties for Late Paychecks
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How California Wage Order 4 applies to office, professional, technical and mechanical jobs, including exemptions, commission sales and health care shifts.
Read article: California Wage Order 4: Professional, Technical, Clerical and Mechanical Jobs
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Who California Wage Order 5 covers, from restaurants and hotels to hospitals and janitorial firms, and the special pay, shift and break rules it sets.
Read article: California Wage Order 5: Public Housekeeping (Hotels, Restaurants, Health Care)Free, confidential consultation
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