Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment
Jul. 20, 2018
Ignorance of shifting wage laws is no excuse for violations
While it has long been the rule that a California employer must pay all final wages upon an employee’s termination, it has become much harder to avoid substantial penalties for violating this rule.
Joel O’Malley
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Nilan Johnson Lewis
Email: jomalley@nilanjohnson.com
Joel represents clients in all types of employment claims before administrative agencies, in state and federal courts and before arbitration tribunals. He handles both individual and class litigation throughout the country, with extensive experience litigating in California.
While it has long been the rule that a California employer must pay all final wages upon an employee's termination, it has become much harder to avoid substantial penalties for violating this rule. As the Court of Appeal put it recently, "ignorance of the law is no excuse." See Diaz v. Grill Concepts Services, Inc., 23 Cal. App. 5th 859 (2018).
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