When Are You Entitled to Pay?
When Are You Entitled to Pay?
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Travel Time: Are You Entitled to Be Paid?
Travel time is the time an employee spends in transit for work. Are employees entitled to be paid for travel time? It depends on the reason for the trip, the employee's usual work hours, and whether the employee stays overnight for work.
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On-Call Time: Are You Entitled to Be Paid?
On-call time is time when an employee is not actually performing job duties, but must be available to work if called upon. For example, a trauma nurse who must carry a pager and return to the hospital immediately if paged is on call, as is a computer technician who must respond to help calls over the weekend.
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Do I have to pay for a uniform bearing the company logo?
Question: I have worked for a large warehouse store for several years. Up until a few weeks ago, we had a dress code of khaki pants and blue polo shirts, all of which we had to pay for. We also have to wear security badges with our name and the company's logo; the company gives us these. But the company
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Can my employer require me to buy my own laptop for work?
Question: Recently my employer decided to "let" us use our own laptops for work. But I don't own a laptop, and I don't think I should have to buy one just to do my job. Can they require me to provide my own work computer?
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Can Your California Employer Withhold Money From Your Paycheck for a Payroll Error?
If your California employer has made a mistake on your paycheck which resulted in you getting more than you were owed, your employer might want to correct the error by withholding the amount it overpaid from our next paycheck. Is that legal?
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Overtime Laws: Part-Time Workers
If you are eligible for overtime (that is, you don't fit into one of the exempt categories, such as for executive employees or outside salespeople), you must be paid time and a half for every extra hour you work. Because part-time employees typically work less than a full week, they usually don't earn overtime.
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Overtime Pay: Calculating Your Regular Rate Of Pay
If you are eligible for overtime, you are entitled to an overtime premium of 50% of your regular hourly rate for every overtime hour worked. This premium is commonly called "time and a half," because you get one and a half times your hourly rate. If you always earn the same amount per hour, and you don't
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California Overtime Laws vs. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
California wage and hour laws are much more protective of employees than the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under FLSA, companies are required to pay overtime compensation only to employees work more than 40 hours in a single workweek.
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Are Employers Obligated To Pay Unauthorized Overtime?
Employees who are eligible for overtime -- those who are not exempt under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or their state's law -- are entitled to pay for every overtime hour their employer "suffers or permits" them to work. This standard can be tough to interpret, but usually compels employers to pay for extra hours.
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Overtime Break Laws: Do I Get Another Meal Break If I Work Overtime?
Question: I work retail in a clothing store. I work in California, so I get an unpaid meal break during my shift. However, I had to stay late several days last week to do inventory. I am going to get paid overtime, but I didn't get to take a dinner break. I was working 12 or 13 hours a day, which means
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Find out whether you're entitled to unpaid wages.
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What to Do if You Have Not Received Your Final Paycheck
You’re entitled to all of your earnings when you leave a job. Here’s what to do if you don’t get paid.
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California's Final Paycheck Law: Penalties for Late Final Paychecks
California law gives employers only a short time to give employees their final paychecks after they quit or are fired. If an employer misses the deadline, the employee is entitled to a waiting time penalty of one day's pay for each day the employer is late, up to 30 days.
