CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES WORKING OFF THE CLOCK DESERVE TO BE PAID FOR THEIR HARD WORK.
California employees are hard workers. Especially in this tough economy, employees are going above and beyond at their jobs out of fear of getting let go or fired. If you are being forced, whether expressly by your boss or out of fear of losing your job, to bring assignments home and work on them after hours, your employer might need to be paying you for your extra time spent working, even though you are not at the office. An experienced employment lawyer can help you figure out if your employer needs to be paying you for your extra work.
In a recent California case, the court stated that your activities are compensable if they are an “integral and indispensable part of the principal activities for which covered workmen are employed.” If you are spending a few minutes at home doing a little work, your employer probably does not have to pay you. But if you give up a substantial measure of your time and effort after hours, your employer might have to pay you for your extra work.
If you are a CA employee who believes that you should be getting paid for the work you do at home, call the hard working legal team of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO). Our skilled employment attorneys will provide you with a free consultation regarding your legal rights. You can also visit our website at www.discriminationattorney.com for more information.
