Covers issues of California employee misclassification as independent contractor or exempt from overtime, leading to lost wages, benefits, and legal protections.
December 19, 2025
Large unpaid wage claims in California arise when an employer fails to pay an employee what they have already earned and the amount owed is significant (tens of thousands of…
August 22, 2025
Free Rent as Wages Is Not Legal Pay: California Supreme Court Ruling Explained If you’ve been working where you live – managing apartments, handling maintenance, or repairing property – in…
August 15, 2025
California PAGA Lawsuits: Can You Sue Only for Other Employees? The CRST Expedited Decision Explained Most California employees know that the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lets them sue on…
August 5, 2025
If you’ve been misclassified as an exempt employee in California, you may be losing far more than just overtime pay. Your classification affects how your sick pay is calculated, whether…
June 26, 2025
Some California employers think they’ve found a clever way to skip out on paying wages, overtime, and payroll taxes: they use what is known as “independent contractor misclassification” i.e. misclassify…
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…
June 18, 2025
If your employer classifies you as an independent contractor, but you’re doing the same work as the company’s employees, you’re probably wondering: Am I really an independent contractor, or am…
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 19, 2025
To resolve a misclassification dispute in California, it’s essential to first understand what employee misclassification is and how the law applies to your situation. Misclassification happens when an employer unlawfully…