Minimum Wage

New Law: Professional Cheerleaders in California Are Now Employees

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Wage Violations
A new bill signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown requires that cheerleaders working for professional football and basketball be classified as employees and be paid at least minimum wage. AB 202 is a new and pioneering law of its kind and follows a number of lawsuits filed by cheerleaders against professional spor...

Minimum Wage Increases Create Fresh Grounds for Lawsuits in California

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Employee Rights, Retaliation, Wage Violations
Have you recently reviewed your paycheck to make sure your employer complied with the constantly increasing minimum wage? Aside from the current federal and state minimum wage rates of $7.25 and $9.00, respectively, local city minimums must also be followed. For example, we recently received notice that workers in sev...