🧾 California's wage and hour laws are among the strongest in the nation.

Under the IWC Wage Orders, workers must be paid for all time under an employer's control — including pre-shift arrivals, post-event breakdown, and mandatory meetings.

Missed rest breaks and meal periods carry additional pay remedies.

Workers who speak up are protected from retaliation.

#CaliforniaLaborLaw #WageTheft #WorkerRights #EmployeeRights #WageAndHour

🧤 California warehouse workers: Time spent donning safety gear, setting up workstations, or waiting in mandatory security lines before or after your shift may be compensable work time under California law.

The California Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that employers cannot dismiss short off-the-clock tasks as too minor to pay. That protection applies to you.

Claims must generally be filed w/in 3 years, and in some cases 4 years, from each violation.

#WorkersRights #WageTheft #CaliforniaLaborLaw

GrubHub "outsourced" delivery work to skirt NYC's worker protection laws.

I'd love to see food businesses having deliveristas as direct employees again.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Tom5V75Ek_E #CorporateCrimes #WageTheft #BikeTooter #NYC

Wage and hour violations in grocery chains like Trader Joe’s and Vons continue to impact thousands of workers across California. Missed meal breaks, unpaid overtime, and retaliation are more common than expected. Knowing your rights can make all the difference.

#CaliforniaLaborLaw #WageTheft #EmployeeRights #OvertimePay #MealBreaks #RestBreaks #PAGA #WorkerProtection #TraderJoes #Vons

Op-ed: Does the university have a wage theft problem?: The tension between science and business at U of T
– By Concerned Faculty at U of T

https://thevarsity.ca/2026/03/22/op-ed-does-the-university-have-a-wage-theft-problem/

#UofT #WageTheft