Covers the rights of employees in California to receive full and timely payment for all wages they have legally earned through work performed, including salary, hourly pay, and commissions.
July 17, 2025
Employees paid on commission face a frustrating and uniquely unfair problem: illegal commission chargebacks. These occur when an employer deducts money from your paycheck, money you believe you’ve earned, claiming…
June 23, 2025
Most employees encounter the situation where the employer hasn’t paid all of the employee’s earned wages and the employee is left wondering how to demand unpaid wages. It might be…
May 27, 2025
Recovering unpaid commissions is a legal right under California law, but most employees don’t know where to start. When employers refuse to pay commissions that have already been earned, it’s…
May 17, 2025
If your employer isn’t paying you correctly, whether it’s your hourly wages, overtime, commissions, bonuses, split shift premiums, or meal and rest break premiums, you may be wondering how to…
May 9, 2025
Matt Ruggles is a California employment attorney with over 30 years of experience litigating unpaid wage claims on behalf of employees. Over the course of his career, he has handled…
April 2, 2025
If you work in sales or any role where commissions make up part of your compensation, it’s essential to understand your rights under California law. A commission dispute over unpaid…
March 27, 2025
If your employer hasn’t paid you everything you’re owed, you may be wondering what exactly counts as a “wage” and when that wage becomes “earned.” Under California law, wages include…
November 11, 2023
Have you been the victim of California wage theft because your employer failed to properly compensate you for your hours worked, denied you overtime pay, or violated minimum wage laws? …