If you work in California, you are covered by the California Labor Code. It does not matter where your company is "based" out of. As such, under California law, a "use it of lose it" policy is illegal.
Each state sets laws related to fair employment and workplace safety. In most cases, state laws offer more protections than the federal ones. Contact your state department of labor to learn about the labor laws in your state.
It's important to understand the legal requirements for remote employees. San Francisco, California, requires businesses with remote employees working from home in San Francisco to obtain a Business Registration Certificate.
If you work for an employer based in a different state, your rights as a remote worker are generally determined by the laws in the state where you reside.
Smaller companies may choose to avoid certain states for a variety of reasons. The most common are labor laws, taxes and compliance, geography. Sometimes you will also see companies nixing states for political reasons (like they refuse to hire in Texas right now).
If you wish to report a widespread violation of labor law by your employer or a violation affecting multiple employees, please contact LETF via phone, online lead referral form or email: Call the LETF Public hotline anytime: 855 297 5322. Complete the Online Form / Spanish Form. Email us at letf@dir.ca.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) administers and enforces most federal employment laws, including those covering wages and hours of work, safety and health standards, employee health and retirement benefits, and federal contracts. Several other federal agencies also administer laws affecting employment issues.
Our employment attorneys have found that employers typically round to the nearest 15 minutes or quarter-hour. This allows for the “7 minute rule,” where: the first 7 minutes to the increment, 1 through 7, are rounded down, and. the final 7 minutes, or 8-15, are rounded up.
Effective January 1, 2024, at the time of hiring employers must include information about the existence of a federal or state emergency or disaster declaration applicable to the county or counties where the employee is to be employed, that was issued within 30 days before the employee's first day of employment, that ...