Wage and Hour, California, Unpaid Wages

Tips on Tips

CDF Labor Law LLP on 8/1/2025

Tips are a trending topic in the news. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, signed into law on July 4, 2025, created a new federal income deduction for tip earnings which raised awareness around tips. Now, California has passed...more

EntertainHR: Mr. Monk Doesn’t Pay His Employee

FordHarrison on 11/27/2024

There is something interesting about watching an old, beloved show for the first time years after the release of its final season. You miss the excitement of watching new episodes contemporaneously with other fans....more

California Supreme Court Confirms the “Knowing and Intentional” Standard of California’s Wage Statement Law Requires a “Knowing...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/22/2024

In Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, the case’s second appearance before the California Supreme Court in two years, the Supreme Court confirmed that an employer does not incur civil penalties for failing to report unpaid...more

Furloughs Trigger Employer’s Obligation To Pay Final Wages Immediately

CDF Labor Law LLP on 9/29/2023

A recent Ninth Circuit panel held that Hyatt employees who were “laid off” in March 2020 were entitled to payment of their accrued vacation time immediately, even though the employees were not officially terminated until June...more

[Webinar] What’s the Deal? - California Employment Law Issues in Business Transactions and Restructurings - May 24th, 9:30 am -...

CDF Labor Law LLP on 5/10/2023

CDF Labor Law LLP presents a complimentary webinar that will cover California employment law issues that arise in business transactions and restructurings. Please join CDF employment law attorneys John Giovannone, Erin Owen,...more

California and Oregon Courts Nix Time-Clock Rounding

Tonkon Torp LLP on 12/23/2022

For years, many employers have used the practice of time-clock rounding. This is a practice of rounding time entries by employees to the nearest five-minute, six-minute, or 15-minute interval. This practice is lawful under...more

Expanded Limitations Period and Individual Liability for Employers Facing Labor Commissioner Hearings

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/9/2022

An employee in California has two primary options to pursue a claim for the enforcement of minimum wage and overtime pay rights. The employee may seek judicial relief by filing an ordinary civil action. Alternatively, the...more

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