Wage Theft

California employees have the right to be paid at least minimum wages for all hours worked. Below are the State of California’s minimum wages, but many California cities have a higher minimum wage. As of January 1, 2022, the minimum wage when an employer has 26 or more employees is $15 per hour, and $14 per hour for employers of 25 or fewer employees.

Employees are entitled to wage statements, duty-free thirty-minute meal breaks, ten-minute rest breaks, and overtime wages for those who work more than 40 hours in a workweek or eight hours in a day.