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Orange County Salary versus Overtime You are salaried so you do not get overtime pay. This is one of the most common misconceptions in the workplace. There is no doubt that salary status is one of the requirements exempting an employee from overtime pay, but it is not the only one. An exempt employee also…

Know that a whistleblower does have rights! Recently, three former aerospace employees were awarded $45.3 million when they were fired after reporting flaws in the construction of aircraft. Courts have awarded whistle-blowers their actual wage loss until they find another job, the difference between their wages for a reasonable time in the future, lost benefits,…

Orange County Wrongful Termination Walter Biggins, an industrious chemist for Hazen Paper Company, often took work home and fiddled with solvent formulas in his kitchen sink. By all accounts, Mr. Biggins’ concoctions allowed Hazen Paper Company to reduce its releases of hazardous fumes and increase sales. Biggins, because he had substantially enriched the company’s bottom…

Employee Rights Attorney As an employee rights attorney, the most popular question asked of me is “Do I have a case?” Most disgruntled present or former employees who believe an injustice has been done, have in fact had legal rights violated and do indeed “have a case.” The question really is if such violation of…

Employee Rights Attorney in Orange County, CA Q: The company I work for has both hourly and salaried employees. We all work 8½ hours per day, but since we receive a paid hour for lunch, we have been told that we are not entitled to any breaks. Is this legal? A: Nonexempt employees are entitled…

Employee Rights Attorney, Orange County CA Q: Our employer would like to eliminate the employee’s morning and afternoon breaks. We do not work for four continuous hours, so the employer says we don’t need the break. We have an hour lunch break; however, the employees are under the assumption that if we work an eight-and-one-half…