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The federal minimum wage is set at $7.25 per hour and likely will stay that way for the foreseeable future as the Senate failed to pass a bill to increase the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.  While the federal government may not act any time soon to boost the wages of workers, states are leading the charge to provide more money to hard working employees who deserve to be able to earn a living wage for the work they perform. 

Los Angeles employment law attorneys help protect workers whose employers try to pay less than the minimum or who engage in wage theft activities like failing to pay for the entire time that an employee is at work.  An increase in the minimum wage must be respected and followed by all state employers or legal action can be taken to recover unpaid wages as well as penalties.

States Lead on Minimum Wage Increases 

A recent article revealed that a number of port truck drivers in California are alleging they were exploited by a trucking company in California.

Our Costa Mesa employment lawyers know that workers are often taken advantage of when they are new to the country.

Some employees have hauled goods between Los Angeles and Long Beach port for as long as two years. During that time, some of these these drivers were working as independent contractors but were prohibited from driving for any other trucking company. In addition, if the drivers ever turned down a job the trucking company would retaliate against him.

According to a New York Times article, McDonald’s employees have filed lawsuits in New York, Michigan and California. The class action lawsuit claims that several franchise owners under paid employees illegally by deleting hours from their time cards, not paying overtime and demanding employees work off the clock. In some cases, workers claimed that franchise owners required them to show up to work but then demanded that they wait as long as two hours for an adequate number of customers to come to the store — without being paid. Other claims in the lawsuit indicate that McDonald’s required employees pay for their own uniforms, effectively reducing their hourly wage below the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour.

Our <a href=”https://www.orangecounty-employment-lawyer.com/lawyer-attorney-1845124.html”>employment lawyers in California</a> know that many fast food workers are not treated fairly by their employers.

A McDonald’s employee spokesman said that wages are already at rock bottom and demand that McDonald’s stop skirting the law in an attempt to increase corporate profits. In three lawsuits brought in California, McDonald’s employees claimed that restaurants did not pay them for all the hours that they worked. In addition, these workers claimed the franchise deleted hours worked and claim that they were denied rest and meal breaks – both are required by law.

Public employee pensions are directly affected by the Contract Clause of the Constitution.

The Contracts Clause prevents the government from passing a law that would impair the obligation of contracts.

A consultation with an experienced Costa Mesa employment lawyer can help you decide if your employment contract has been impaired.

The State of California has fairly good employment laws but there are always more ways to help disadvantaged workers, such as a hike in the minimum wage, and that is exactly what some State Senators are proposing.

Our wage dispute attorneys know that many employees are woefully underpaid and are in favor of more employee rights. Unfortunately, when some suggest raising the minimum age there is often a lot of pushback about how businesses will be harmed.

Usually the argument is that an increase in minimum wage will hurt business owners, who will then cut more employees and put more employees in lower positions – this leads to higher unemployment which isn’t good for workers either.

Recent studies point out the egregious way in which restaurant workers are treated in many cases.

A consultation with an experienced Costa Mesa employment lawyer can help any worker decide if their employment rights have been violated.

As activists for the rights of restaurant workers take a more serious look at the treatment of those employed in the food service industry.

According to a recent article from the Sand Diego Free Press a number of leading trucking companies have engaged in a battle over whether they are classifying drivers incorrectly as independent contractors.

Our  wage dispute attorneys know that some employers are always looking to save money, even if its at the expense of employees or even the law.

Port trucking companies in California have taken the position that they are beyond the reach of California’s employee protection laws.

The Grio Reports that the National Labor Relations Board ruled that the retail giant Wal-mart, violated employee rights when it unlawfully threatened employees if they engaged in a protests or strikes.

 Employment lawyers in Los Angeles are dedicated to ensuring that employees are not punished for asserting their rights under state and federal employment laws.

Wal-Mart retaliated against employees who were exercising their civil rights.