California State Labor Laws

La Habra, CA: Timothy K. says Disney is illegally taking union dues from his paychecks and his co-workers because it did not renew the union contract. If that is the case, Timothy says the corporation has violated the California Labor Law. [ Read More ]

San Diego, CA: California state labor laws provide infinite guidance to employers as to how employees and laborers are to be treated—and workers can look to California labor laws for assurance they will be treated with respect and dignity, and will receive what is their due in the eyes of the law—including California labor law overtime. [ Read More ]

Los Angeles, CA: Just because an employer does not specifically ask employees to work off the clock does not mean that the employer is not violating California labor laws. If the employer knows that work is being done off the clock, then the employer should be paying for those hours worked, even if that means paying overtime. [ Read More ]

California and Federal Employment labor laws secure an employee's civil rights to overtime pay and benefits while protecting against workplace harassment and discrimination. A leading California law firm is investigating labor law violations and providing free complaint evaluations for workers.

California has unique state overtime pay laws that protect employees from extensive hours. With differ­ences between state and federal regulations on overtime pay, em­ploy­ers (especially multistate corpora­tions) often may, either accidentally or intentionally, incorrectly classify employees to avoid paying overtime wages.

California labor law differs from federal labor law. California law states that hours worked beyond 8 hours per day qualify for overtime pay of one and one half times the regular hourly wage. Hours worked over 12 hours per day qualifies for overtime pay of two times the regular wage. Some employees may be classified as Exempt and not qualify for overtime pay. To find out if you qualify to receive compensation for lost overtime wages, please submit your complaint below.

Breaks: During a five hour work day, an employee is required to receive a 30 minute break. During a ten-hour work day, an employee is required to receive two 30 minute breaks.

California also has separate overtime pay laws for those in the computer software industry and for commissioned employees such as stock brokers. Computer programmers must earn more than $47.81 per hour in order to be exempt from overtime pay regulations. Commissioned employees and salaried employees may qualify for overtime pay if they meet certain conditions.

State and Federal laws also protect employees against harassment or discrimination in the workplace. Discrimination often prevents employees from employment opportunities or benefits.

Workplace Discrimination can include racial or national origin discrimination, religious discrimination, age discrimination, gender or sexual orientation discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, or reverse discrimination.



According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the fastest growing areas of reported discrimination cases include pregnancy discrimination and religious discrimination.

California has a high rate of immigrant employees, many have Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) or green cards or are working with H1, H1B or H2 Visas. These employees are also protected under California labor laws and anti-discrimination laws.