Know Your Rights – Things to watch out for in your employment and every day activities as a consumer.

Minimum Wage

  In case you are not aware of it, as of January 1, 2024 the State of California increased the minimum wage from $15.50 to $16 per hour.   Please note that  for exempt employees the salary threshold is two times the State’s minimum wage.  So the new exempt salary minimum wage has also increased from $64,480 to…

COVID Safety and Working Off the Clock

Were you or are you responsible for providing a safe work environment for patients/staff using your own time and money? If you work in a pharmacy, have you had to work off the clock to fill prescriptions, complete paperwork and to assist in vaccinations?  You might be owed back wages. From time to time, pharmacists…

Is your workplace SHORT-STAFFED?

Has your employer cut back on staff with the same or bigger workload, or increased the work without increasing the staff – and demands that you get the work done? We have that in several cases. If that’s forcing you to miss breaks, you may be owed back wages. ALWAYS keep a record of such…

Minimum Wage

Did you know the minimum wage rose in 2021 and again in 2022? And you know that you’re entitled to a minimum wage or perhaps a minimum living wage, but your employer is short-changing you, perhaps by only $.50 an hour. But that’s $4.00 a day, $20 a week, $1,000 in a year, and (because…