Los Angeles Unpaid Wage Lawyer
Orange County—Redondo Beach—Hermosa Beach—Los Angeles County
The law is clear. Everyone who works four hours must get a ten-minute break, and everyone who works over five hours must receive a half-hour lunch break. In addition, employers must document the lunch break on employees' time records.
The vast majority of employees must be paid by the hour, rather than on salary, and must be paid time-and-one-half whenever they work 8 hours in one day. Many employers label employees as “managers” to avoid paying overtime. If you typically spend less than one half your time at work supervising others, you may well be entitled to overtime pay and can file a lawsuit as an individual. When many employees are misclassified, a class action lawsuit may be appropriate.
Despite clear and long-standing laws, many California employers routinely ignore wage, lunch and break-time laws, and in the process capitalize on uncompensated labor while violating employees' rights. At the Long Beach and Los Angeles, California, employment law and unpaid wages law firm of Lyon Law, we work to enforce wage-and-hour laws and help employees receive financial compensation when their rights have been abused.
Is your employer making you work over 8 hours on “salary” even though you spend little or no time managing others? Do you have questions regarding your right to rest and lunch breaks during your work shift? We can help. Contact Lyon Law at 562-472-2823 or 866-674-8974 for experienced legal help.
In addition to rest break and lunch break violations, unpaid wage issues can involve:
- Overtime pay
- Vacation pay
- Final paychecks
- Waiting time
- Misclassification of exempt and non-exempt employees
At Lyon Law we fully understand every aspect of employment scenarios involving unpaid wages. Do you suspect you should be classified as non-exempt so that you can be eligible for overtime pay? Has your employer refused to honor vacation pay agreements, or delayed your final paycheck? We have helped numerous individuals and groups win settlements against employers, forcing employers to admit error, change and honor policies, and pay compensation.
Contact Us
If you have questions regarding unpaid wages, schedule a meeting with employment and labor law attorney Geoff Lyon. We provide free initial consultations, charge no fee unless we win, generally charge one-third of your recovery as our fee, and advance all expenses. We are available for evening and weekend appointments, and are conveniently located off the 710 freeway. To contact us, call 562-472-2823 or 866-674-8974.
