Focuses on wage theft and the failure of employers to pay California employees what they are owed, including unpaid regular wages, overtime, commissions, and final paychecks.
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…
June 17, 2025
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance your employer owes you money and you need it now. Understanding the fastest ways to recover unpaid wages can make the difference…
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 29, 2025
By Matt Ruggles, California Employment Lawyer After more than 30 years of litigating employment law cases across California, I can now recognize certain fact patterns that differentiate a strong employment…
April 28, 2025
Missed meal period disputes are widespread across California workplaces. Many employers not only fail to properly compensate employees when a meal period is missed, but also create a workplace culture…
April 25, 2025
Many California employees wonder, “can my employer force me to waive my meal period?” A recent decision by the California Court of Appeal—Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, Inc. (2025)—tackles this very…