Wage and Hour Violations

If you worked the hours, you deserve to be paid for every one of them. Wage theft is one of the most common and most overlooked violations California workers face. At Michael Yerzinkyan Law, we help employees throughout Southern and Central California recover the wages their employers unlawfully withheld.

The California Labor Code and the Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders give workers some of the strongest wage protections in the nation. These laws require payment of at least the applicable minimum wage, overtime at one and one-half times the regular rate after eight hours in a day or forty in a week (and double time beyond twelve hours in a day), a duty-free 30-minute meal period, and paid 10-minute rest breaks. Common violations include unpaid overtime, off-the-clock work, misclassifying employees as exempt or as independent contractors, denying or shortening breaks, failing to reimburse business expenses, and issuing inaccurate wage statements. Our attorneys audit pay records, time data, and job duties to calculate exactly what you are owed, and we can pursue individual claims as well as broader actions under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA).

Workers may recover a significant measure of damages, including all unpaid minimum and overtime wages, one hour of premium pay for each missed meal or rest break, reimbursement of expenses, liquidated damages, waiting-time and wage-statement penalties, interest, and attorney’s fees and costs. Michael Yerzinkyan Law offers a free, confidential consultation to review your pay and help you recover what you have earned.