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If you were a salaried employee who was furloughed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be eligible to recover your full salary for any week you performed a task. Find out more on the Carter Law Firm blog.

Those on the frontlines are working tirelessly to help our communities. Learn more about rights regarding overtime pay:

Workers recently terminated by their employer are entitled to their final paycheck immediately upon discharge. What if the employer refuses to pay? They can be penalized and may owe up to 30 days of pay on top of the final paycheck. Click the link to learn more about employee benefits and final paychecks:

As products fly off the shelves across the nation due to the recent precautions taken concerning COVID-19 (coronavirus), truck drivers are now routinely working 70 hours a week over an 8-day period, or more. A recent federal court ruling resulted in a class of Walmart truck drivers collecting tens of millions of dollars in unpaid wages. The case addresses the question of when employers have to pay for their driver employees’ time. Learn more:

The coronavirus has affected businesses around the world, and it may require companies to downsize. There's never a good time to be let go from a job. In some cases, termination can come from out of the blue and for no stated reason. Read more:

If you work at a tech company like Apple, you are most likely required by your employer to be thoroughly searched before leaving the store for the day. What many don't realize is that you should be compensated for this time. Your time is just as valuable as the technology you handle! Learn more about the class-action lawsuit filed by Apple employees:

Passed up for promotion? Treated differently than others around the office? Lost out on a job despite being the most qualified? It may have nothing at all to do with your skills or experience!

If you are employed in CA, your employer is required to provide you with itemized pay stubs for every pay period that you have worked. What most don’t realize is that there are very specific items that your company is required to list on each pay stub. Failure to do so is an infraction that could eventually lead to more money in your pocket. This issue is more common than you may realize! Read more:

The holiday season came and went in the blink of an eye. It's always filled with shopping, decorating, visiting with family and friends, and of course, holiday work parties. Just because you’re off the clock, doesn’t make it right for your coworkers to act inappropriately around you. Click below to read more

After a long shift of standing and helping customers in line as a cashier, barista or bank teller, it’s easy to feel exhausted and overworked. Read more about how your employer may be in violation of the law by not providing you a seat during this busy holiday season: