What happens if you get an EDD audit?
An EDD audit is a process of verification that you have correctly withheld and reported personal income tax for wages paid to your employees. If you get an EDD audit, you may be liable for a wide range of fines, interest, and penalties on taxes that you owe.
Caregiver California Minimum Wage, Overtime Pay, Rest and Meal Breaks
As of 2023, caregivers in California are entitled to minimum wage of $15.50 per hour, $23.25 per hour overtime up to 12 hours, and $31 per hour over 12 hours. There are cities in California that require higher hourly wages.
What are the 4 Caregiver rights in California?
California caregivers are entitled to rest breaks, meal breaks, minimum wage, overtime pay for working over 8 hours per day, and double time for working over 12 hours, including overnight stays. Employers often face lawsuits from caregivers for violating caregivers’ rights, such as basic wages.
Terminating Employee with Cancer
Cancer is protected under the Disability Act, which protects an employee from retaliation and discrimination because of health impairment related to a cancer diagnosis. An employer cannot discriminate against an employee upon discovering that an employee has a severe illness or cancer.
Can I be fired for work restrictions?
No, you cannot be fired for work restriction if it is based on disability. However, an employer can fire an employee in some situations if the employee has work restrictions.
Annualized Compensation
An annualized compensation is to a predetermined gross pay per month paid to an employee for twelves months, totaling an estimated annual income. In other words, annualized compensation - also known as annualized salary - is an estimate of how much pay an employee will earn over the course of a year if they were to work the full year. For example, teachers commonly do not work summer months and therefore need to annualized their salary for reporting taxes.
What is prevailing wage in California?
Prevailing wage in California is the minimum hourly rate employees earn on public work project. All workers employed on public works projects must be paid the prevailing wage. Our prevailing wage lawyer can protect your rights if you're not paid the California prevailing wage.
What qualifies as wrongful termination?
A termination is wrongful if the employer fires or laid off the employee on the employee based on a protected class such as sex, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or age.
At Will Employment
At will employment means that the employer or the worker may end the employment relationship at any time. When an employment is at will, the employer can terminate employees for no reason.
Can You Get Fired for Looking for Another Job?
Firing an employee for looking for another job is legal under California Labor Code § 2922. Employees in California are employed on an “at-will” which means the employee or employer can terminate the working relationship at any time for any reason.