Wage & Hour Violations
Labor Code §226.7 – Meal & Rest Break Premium Pay
What California Labor Code §226.7 says about meal, rest and recovery period premium pay: who it covers, how the one-hour premium is calculated, the…
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Labor Code §512 – Meal Period Requirements
What California Labor Code §512 requires for meal periods, updated for the January 1, 2026 amendment: timing, waivers, exceptions, remedies, deadlines and where to…
Wage & Hour Violations
California Wage Order 7: Mercantile Industry Rules
Who California Wage Order 7 covers and the 2026 overtime, commission, break, reporting-time, seating and uniform rules for retail and wholesale workers.
Wage & Hour Violations
California Wage Order 9: Transportation Industry Rules
Who California Wage Order 9 covers and the 2026 overtime, break, reporting-time and uniform rules for transportation and warehouse workers, including the federal preemption…
Wage & Hour Violations
California Wage Order 10: Amusement and Recreation Industry Rules
Who California Wage Order 10 covers and the 2026 overtime, ski-area, fishing-boat, break and lodging rules for amusement and recreation workers.
Wage & Hour Violations
California Wage Order 12: Motion Picture Industry Rules
Who California Wage Order 12 covers and the 2026 meal, turnaround, overtime, extra-player and reporting-time rules for film, TV and video production workers.
Wage & Hour Violations
California Wage Order 17: The Catch-All Order for Miscellaneous Employees
Wage Order 17 is California’s catch-all wage order for jobs no other order covers. Learn what it includes, what it leaves out, and why…
Wage & Hour Violations
Restaurant Worker Rights in California: Tips, Breaks and the $20 Fast Food Wage
Tips, tip pools, service charges, meal and rest breaks, split shifts, reporting time pay and the $20 fast food minimum wage for California restaurant…
Wage & Hour Violations
California Farmworker Labor Laws: Wages, Overtime and Union Rights
A statewide guide to California farmworker rights: Wage Order 14, overtime, piece-rate pay, heat protection, farm labor contractor liability, H-2A basics and union rights…
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