With some exceptions, the minimum wage in California is $8.00 per hour. Unfortunately, many employers still try to cheat unskilled workers by paying a lower rate or getting around the rules.
If your employer has violated the law by paying you less than minimum wage, you may be entitled to back wages plus several different types of penalties for each and every pay period. The Armstrong Law Firm can help you stand up for your rights and hold your current or past employer accountable. Contact us today for a free case evaluation by experienced labor law and employment lawyers.
Minimum Wage Violations Lawyers in San Francisco and the Bay Area
California's minimum wage rate of $8.00 an hour is higher than the federal minimum wage, but most employers doing business in California must pay the higher state rate.
| As of Jan. 1, 2012, the minimum wage in San Francisco is $10.24, the first city in the U.S. to establish a minimum wage exceeding $10.00 per hour. |
We can evaluate your situation and take action if your employer is violating minimum wage law in any way:
- Intentionally paying less than $8.00 an hour
- Incorrectly exempting you from minimum wage rules
- Underpaying you as a tipped employee*
- Continuing to pay a "training wage" or "student rate"
- Taking advantage of your immigration status
- Paying you "under the table"
- Salaried pay that averages out to less than minimum wage per hour
- Failure to pay overtime to minimum wage workers ($12.00/hour)
- Meal break/rest break violations
* In California, you are entitled to the full minimum wage no matter how much you make in tips. Restaurants and other employers cannot pay a lower hourly wage to tipped employees and managers or owners cannot take a cut of employees' tips.
Contact Our Bay Area Wage and Hour Attorneys
We handle both individual claims and class action lawsuits. For a consultation with the San Francisco minimum wage violation lawyers at The Armstrong Law Firm, call 415-692-0462 or 866-590-6082, or contact us online.
