8 Common Workplace Violations

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8 Common Workplace Violations
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• Employees and employers are often in dispute.
  Whether it is unpaid vacation time, missing
  wages, or other employee rights issues, the
  disputes happen every day and in many different
  workplaces across the country.

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• Employment law is extremely complicated, and
  because of it, most employees are unaware of
  their rights, or at least to a full extent. They
  have many questions about their rights regarding

Vacation
Comp time
Commissions
Wage increase
Wage increase
Overtime work
Paid leave
Sick leave
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• Here are 8 common workplace violations that you
  should be aware of as an employee or employer.

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Unpaid Sick Leave
Unpaid Vacation Time

• Every employee in California who has worked for
  the same employer for more than a year has the
  right to take up to 48 hours (6 workdays) of paid
  sick leave. The employer has to pay the employee
  for those days or face legal consequences.

• If the companys policy states that employees
  should be given paid vacation time, they are free
  to take their vacations. However, most companies
  do not provide their employees with paid vacation
  time. Under the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act),
  the employer is not required to pay employees for
  unused vacation time.

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Unpaid Compensable Time
Use it or Lose it

• All Non-exempt workers are entitled to
  compensation for any extra work that they have
  done while at work. This extra work means any
  work that you have done while wearing your
  uniform, protective mask and equipment, or even
  cleaning your desk or work area. If you have to
  work through your lunch break, even if your
  employer did not ask you to, you are entitled to
  compensation.

• Some companies require their employees to use
  their vacation time or lose it at the end of a
  work year. This is illegal in California and many
  other states. If this happened to you, feel free
  to contact a lawyer and seek their help with
  filing a claim against your employer.

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Unpaid Bonuses
Minimum Wage Violations

• If your contract states that you are entitled to
  bonuses or commissions based on performance
  (production, sales quotas), these bonuses should
  be paid to you in your compensation. If your
  employer is refusing to provide you with these
  bonuses, he or she is violating the employment
  law.

• If your employer is paying you less than what is
  defined by the laws and regulations, you have the
  right to file a lawsuit against your employer. At
  the same time, if your employer is giving you
  cash instead of paying you through your bank, you
  should know that it is a violation of the
  employment law and that your employer is trying
  to avoid taxes.

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Misclassification of Employees as Exempt Workers
False Reporting

• Are you 100 percent sure that you are either an
  exempt or a non-exempt employee? This is very
  important, for the first is not entitled to
  receive overtime pay, while the latter is. Be
  sure to ask before signing a contract (or
  starting to work for an employer).

• A lot of employers are allowing their non-exempt
  employees to work overtime without letting them
  report those hours. This is a direct violation of
  the FLSA policies, and any employer caught doing
  so will face serious legal consequences.

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Hire An Attorney

• If you are having issues in your workplace, know
  that you are not alone and that there are
  thousands of individuals, just like you, in need
  of help and legal representation. Feel free to
  consult with workplace injury lawyers in Los
  Angeles and learn more about your problem and how
  you can find a solution.

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