Employee Rights Law Firm in San Diego
You work hard for your company. Now, your employer has failed to compensate you for your work. It is a slap in the face. Even more importantly, it is against the law.
At Backstrom & Heinrichs, our California wage and hour law attorneys spend most of their time litigating and resolving wage and hour disputes. We are a class action employment law firm that helps employees form classes and bring wage and hour claims against unlawful employment practices.
More Than 35 Years of Combined Employment Law Experience
Our employment lawyers understand the California and federal employment laws. We also understand the practical realities of the workplace and how technical wage and hour violations show up at work, damaging individuals and groups of employees. We use this knowledge to develop a case strategy that will help you get the best recovery in the least amount of time. We want to see you paid fairly for the work you did, and we want to see it happen as soon as possible.
- Were you paid less than California's minimum wage? California's minimum hourly wage in 2010 was $8.00 per hour. Certain commission plans and other arrangements may violate the minimum wage law. If you did not receive the lawful rate of pay, you have a right to demand it.
- Were you properly paid for overtime? If you are a nonexempt employee, you must be paid overtime for any hours you work over 8 hours in one day or over 40 hours in one week. Any hours worked over 12 hours in one day require double time. If you did not receive overtime, you have a right to demand it. This includes hours that you feel required to "volunteer" to your company and meal and rest breaks. Even some salaried employees are entitled to overtime pay. Your overtime pay must be paid promptly. Employers cannot ask you to wait to be paid overtime.
- Did your employer prevent you from taking adequate lunch breaks or rest breaks? Any employee who is not an exempt employee is entitled to a 30-minute meal break for every five hours they work and a 10-minute paid rest break for every four hours they work. Has your employer or the circumstances of your employment caused you to miss lunches or breaks? Contact us.
- Were you reimbursed for your company-mandated expenses? Company-mandated expenses include tools and equipment, mileage traveled while on-the-job, work related seminars, safety equipment and more. If your employer does not reimburse you for your job-related expense, we can help you bring a claim.
- Did you receive the bonus or commission that you rightfully earned? If you were promised a bonus or commission that you worked hard to earn, an employer's refusal to pay that bonus may be against the law.
- Did you receive the appropriate amount of vacation pay?
Did you know you are also entitled to be compensated for show-up time (the time it took waiting around to see if there was work to do), the time it took to change into your required work uniform, and the time it took to drive from one office to the next?
Fighting Against Illegal Employment Practices
Employers frequently intimidate, threaten or coerce employees to work off-the-clock, skip lunch and take other measures designed to improve the employer's bottom line. Do not accept this treatment or let it continue. Chances are you are not the only one who is affected. Our California employment law attorneys will help you determine who else is experiencing the same treatment and, when possible, start a class action against your employer and your employer's illegal policies.
You may think you don't have the leverage necessary to fight your employer. You may worry about losing your job. You may even worry about the cost of litigation. Let our lawyers take some of that worry away. Contact us to arrange a free and confidential consultation today. We represent clients throughout California, including clients in the Inland Empire, northern California, San Diego and Los Angeles.
