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Generally, both federal and state law provide that an exempt employee must be paid his/her full salary for any workweek in which he/she performs any work, regardless of the number of days or hours worked, subject to limited exceptions. California employers are cautioned to pay particular attention...

Both federal and state law provide minimum wage, overtime, and other protections (such as working conditions, meal and rest periods, call-in pay, etc.) to employees. The definitions of an “employee” are sometimes confusing. Typically, an “employee” is anyone who is “employed by an employer.” To...

On November 23, 2009, the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) issued an opinion letter on the topic of an employer making deductions from an exempt employee’s vacation or sick leave balances. This new opinion letter affirms that...