Wage & Hour Violations
Labor Code §227.3 – Vacation Payout at Termination
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…
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Wage & Hour Violations
California Wage Order 1: Manufacturing Industry
Who California Wage Order 1 covers and the overtime, break, pay and working-condition rules it sets for manufacturing workers in 2026.
Wage & Hour Violations
Labor Code §204 – Paydays and Pay Period Rules
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…
Wage & Hour Violations
California Wage Order 14: Farmworker Overtime, Breaks and Pay Rules
Wage Order 14 covers California farmworkers. Since 2025, every agricultural employer must pay overtime after 8 hours a day or 40 a week and…
Wage & Hour Violations
Labor Code §210 – Penalties for Late Paychecks
What California Labor Code §210 says about late paychecks: $100 per employee for an initial violation, $200 plus 25% of wages withheld for repeat…
Wage & Hour Violations
California Wage Order 4: Professional, Technical, Clerical and Mechanical Jobs
How California Wage Order 4 applies to office, professional, technical and mechanical jobs, including exemptions, commission sales and health care shifts.
Wage & Hour Violations
California Wage Order 5: Public Housekeeping (Hotels, Restaurants, Health Care)
Who California Wage Order 5 covers, from restaurants and hotels to hospitals and janitorial firms, and the special pay, shift and break rules it…
Wage & Hour Violations
California Wage Order 16: Construction, Drilling, Logging and Mining Workers
Wage Order 16 covers on-site construction, drilling, logging and mining workers in California. Here are the overtime, travel time, reporting time, break and tool…
Wage & Hour Violations
California Wage Order 6: Laundry, Dry Cleaning and Linen Supply
Who California Wage Order 6 covers and the overtime, break, heat and deduction rules for laundry, dry cleaning and linen supply workers in 2026.
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