LibertyBell Civil Lawyers Applaud New Wage and Hour Labor Law
(firmenpresse) - LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 07/29/13 -- LibertyBell Law Group's Civil lawyers applaud the new wage and hour labor law, , authored by Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian. The law, passed by the Senate Judiciary recently, allows liquidated damages for wage and hour violations to be recovered without a court action.
Damages recoverable:
4 years unpaid minimum wages and overtime wages
Waiting-time penalties (up to 30 days' worth of wages) if not timely paid their final wages at termination
Penalty wages for meal and rest break violations (one hour of pay for each missed meal or rest break)
Civil penalties
Liquidated damages calculated as unpaid wages plus interest. Liquidated damages are not limited, the courts have ruled in cases where liquidated damages were recovered under two Labor Code sections and the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The Labor Commissioner now has the authority to collect civil penalties, wages, and liquidated damages due by the 45th day after notice to the employer. If the employer does not pay, a writ of mandate will be filed in the superior court. California law differs from federal law, in that if minimum wage is not paid for just one hour worked there exists a "minimum wage" violation. In California, employers must pay employees for all hours worked, regardless of what the hourly pay is.
An employer can also be subject to criminal prosecution by way of theft of wages. The Labor Commissioner has recently reported to Governor Brown that he has filed 10 felony theft cases seeking close to a million dollars in stolen wages. The report also notes that in 2012 there was over a record breaking $85 million in unpaid wages, compensation and other penalties awarded.
"Our civil lawyers are experiencing an influx of employment cases having to do with unpaid wages, overtime pay, and meal and rest break violations. Employers sometimes don't realize citizenship status doesn't matter in a violation. We are thankful for our success in obtaining justice for employees so they get paid for their hard work and can put food on their table," says Irena Shut, a top civil lawyer from LibertyBell Law Group.
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Linda Garcia
818-563-2355
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