Employment Law Articles

California's child labor law protects almost all minors under 18. Minors who are 16 and 17 years old may work 4 hours per day on any school day and 8 hours per day on nonschool days.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is the law on determining the exempt or nonexempt status of jobs and overtime requirements. Exempt employees are not entitled to overtime pay. Nonexempt employees are entitled to overtime pay. This article will educate you on how to  determine or classify except and non-exempt employees.

California does not permit use it or lose it vacation policy. The employer must pay the employee at his or her final pay for all  earned and accrued and unused vacation days.

An employment contract breach can occur because the employer or employee breached a written contract, implied contract, or verbal contract. The employment contract sets out legally enforceable terms and conditions that govern the working relationship between the employer and employee.

Supplemental pay is additional payment an employer made to an employee in addition to the regular base pay.

Hourly to salary means converting an employee's hourly pay to salary. To calculate hourly to salary, add the total hours an employee works per year, and multiply it by the employee's hourly wage. For example: for an employee who is paid $20/hr and works 1500 hours, the hourly to salary conversion is:  1500 hours X $20 per hour = $30,000.

Under the FLSA, calculate overtime by multiplying the employee's “straight time rate of pay” by all overtime hours worked; then add one-half of the employee's “hourly regular rate of pay” and multiply all overtime hours worked.