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Employers May not Average Piece-Rate Compensation to Satisfy Requirements of Minimum Wage Laws

Employers May not Average Piece-Rate Compensation to Satisfy Requirements of Minimum Wage Laws

by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Aug 11, 2013 | Minimum Wage

Question: I work as an auto mechanic (or automotive service technician) at a local auto dealership in California. My compensation is based on a piece-rate system. In other words, I am paid at a “flag-hour” rate of $25 for specific automotive repair projects.  However,...
Beaumont-Jacques v. Farmers Group: District Manager was Properly Classified as an Independent Contractor

Beaumont-Jacques v. Farmers Group: District Manager was Properly Classified as an Independent Contractor

by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Jul 15, 2013 | Independent Contractors

In the past, I have written a few posts about the dangers associated with misclassifying workers’ as independent contractors instead of employees. Misclassification usually exposes an employer to various types of liabilities, including claims for unpaid overtime,...
California Court of Appeal: Nighttime Hours and On-Call Time

California Court of Appeal: Nighttime Hours and On-Call Time

by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Jul 11, 2013 | New Case Law

During the past few years, the issue of whether employees’ waiting or on-call time should be considered compensable hours has been the subject of much litigation in California and federal courts. The problem is especially important for employees who work in the...
Are Information Technology ("IT") Specialists Entitled to Overtime Pay?

Are Information Technology ("IT") Specialists Entitled to Overtime Pay?

by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Apr 24, 2013 | Computer Professionals

Network operations engineers, information technology (“IT”) specialists, systems administrator/engineers, database administrators, network administrators, network analysts, desk support, regardless of titles given by employers, these employees are known to share  two...
How to Calculate Overtime Under California Labor Law?

How to Calculate Overtime Under California Labor Law?

by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Feb 5, 2013 | Wage and Hour

This post is written to provide employees and employers with an understanding on how to calculate overtime hours under California overtime laws. If you do not like math, you can refer to our easy-to-use online overtime calculator that will do to all computations for...
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