Let's look at the top employment law violations in the restaurant industry and when you need an employment attorney:
(-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) Paying less than minimum wage - California requires that all employees receive minimum wage. Employers cannot use tips to cover any part of this. (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) Not paying for all hours worked - If an employee is required to be at work, the employer is required to pay for that time. According to employment lawyer Los Angeles CA, this includes pre-shift meetings, side work, training, or cleaning. (-- removed HTML --) …show more content…
If you are paid monthly, you need to talk with an employment lawyer near you. (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) Not providing meal and rest breaks - Employee rights include a 30-minute lunch break for every 5 hours worked and a 10-minute rest break for every 4 hours worked. Lunch breaks are paid if the employee can't leave the premises. (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) Making employees pay for uniforms and their maintenance - Employers must cover the cost of required uniforms and their maintenance. (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) Taking tips from employees - California employers cannot take tips from the employees that earned them. They can require the employee to share those tips with other workers, however. (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) Not paying overtime properly - Any time worked, by a non-exempt employee, over normal hours is subject to overtime pay rate, which is one and half times the regular pay. (-- removed HTML