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Common Industry Violators - Office Workers

In our experience, some businesses and industries are more prone to violate California's labor and employment laws than others. If you are, or used to be, employed in one of the following industries, please read further to see if you may have legal claims against your employer.

Office Workers

Office workers may be the most-likely employees to be wrongly classified as exempt from California's wage and hour laws. This means the employer will pay the office worker a salary, like an executive would receive, but still require the employee to perform the everyday job duties and tasks of a regular employee. Employers often do this to avoid paying their employees overtime. Many “assistant managers” are incorrectly classified as exempt by their employers. Sometimes an employer may require its office workers to use their personal expenses for the company's behalf, such as their car or cell phone, without reimbursing their employees for these expenses.

Common violations involving Office Workers include:

    Forcing employees to work off the clock without proper pay.

    Not paying for all hours worked, such as shift meetings, drive time and training in violation of minimum wage, overtime and double time laws.

    Not providing an uninterrupted 30 minute meal period or 10 minute rest periods.

    Not reimbursing employees for expenses incurred for the benefit of the employer, such as business use of personal vehicles, the costs of providing or maintain hand tools, or use of private cell phones.

    Not providing detailed accurate wage statements.

    Misclassifcation of employees as exempt under the executive, administrative, or professional exemptions of the IWC Wage Orders.