{"id":291,"date":"2021-06-25T18:50:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T18:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laralunalaw.com\/?page_id=291"},"modified":"2022-01-17T19:17:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T19:17:17","slug":"wrongful-termination-wage-theft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.laralunalaw.com\/index.php\/wrongful-termination-wage-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrongful Termination &#038; Wage Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"291\" class=\"elementor elementor-291\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-460d79e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"460d79e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfd0e60\" data-id=\"cfd0e60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-97b7423 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97b7423\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ef62ce\" data-id=\"2ef62ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0de949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0de949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wrongful Termination & Wage Theft<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e60b127 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e60b127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-balance-scale\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09a1e03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09a1e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Losing your job or your hard-earned wages is a stressful and sometimes traumatic experience. However, if you were terminated illegally or your wages have been unfairly withheld, you may be entitled to compensation.<\/p><p>If you have been wrongfully terminated or your wages are being withheld illegally, you should explore those rights and find your options. At <strong>Lara &amp; Luna, APC<\/strong>, we can help! We know how important your job and your wages are to you and your family. We are here to ensure that you have every opportunity to protect your rights and financial stability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e20765 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e20765\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9276c43\" data-id=\"9276c43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-978cc2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"978cc2f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d7bfc7\" data-id=\"3d7bfc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3cf161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3cf161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laralunalaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Depositphotos_147570343_xl-2015-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1116\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laralunalaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Depositphotos_147570343_xl-2015-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.laralunalaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Depositphotos_147570343_xl-2015-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.laralunalaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Depositphotos_147570343_xl-2015-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laralunalaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Depositphotos_147570343_xl-2015-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.laralunalaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Depositphotos_147570343_xl-2015-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89f8c62\" data-id=\"89f8c62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3b40e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a3b40e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Wrongful Termination?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b46824 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b46824\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3704fd6\" data-id=\"3704fd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-762c301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"762c301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is illegal to terminate someone for an illegal reason, such as their race, gender, religion, disability, or age. It is also illegal to terminate someone who is a whistleblower based on their blowing the whistle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e95b86 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e95b86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24db503\" data-id=\"24db503\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4760f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4760f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Wage Theft?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-744804f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"744804f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-89c4cdb\" data-id=\"89c4cdb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6afd27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6afd27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All employees in California have a right to be paid the wages that they have earned. Unfortunately, sometimes employers do not make sure this happens, or they intentionally withhold wages. Wage theft is the nonpayment or underpayment of an employee\u2019s wages.<\/p><p>That includes:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Not paying an employee minimum wage or overtime wages<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Cheating workers out of hours<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Forcing workers to work off the clock<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Misclassifying workers as contractors to avoid paying full wages<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Making inappropriate deductions from a workers\u2019 paycheck<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Refusing to provide Meal and Rest Breaks<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc928d0\" data-id=\"bc928d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfdc82f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfdc82f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-10e0082\" data-id=\"10e0082\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b411d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b411d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laralunalaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/N2A8119-955x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2107\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laralunalaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/N2A8119-955x1024.jpg 955w, https:\/\/www.laralunalaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/N2A8119-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.laralunalaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/N2A8119-768x823.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laralunalaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/N2A8119.jpg 1074w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-110efc4 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"110efc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-715c32b\" data-id=\"715c32b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-88f87c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88f87c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-25fccfb\" data-id=\"25fccfb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c07b32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c07b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.laralunalaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/N2A8119-955x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2107\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.laralunalaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/N2A8119-955x1024.jpg 955w, https:\/\/www.laralunalaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/N2A8119-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.laralunalaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/N2A8119-768x823.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.laralunalaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/N2A8119.jpg 1074w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b9a3ab\" data-id=\"4b9a3ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef03ce8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef03ce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Wage Theft?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae2155e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae2155e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-060319c\" data-id=\"060319c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d9f45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1d9f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll employees in California have a right to be paid the wages that they have earned. Unfortunately, sometimes employers do not make sure this happens, or they intentionally withhold wages. Wage theft is the nonpayment or underpayment of an employee\u2019s wages.\n\nThat includes:\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: ;\" aria-level=\"1\">Not paying an employee minimum wage or overtime wages<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: ;\" aria-level=\"1\">Cheating workers out of hours<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: ;\" aria-level=\"1\">Forcing workers to work off the clock<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: ;\" aria-level=\"1\">Misclassifying workers as contractors to avoid paying full wages<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: ;\" aria-level=\"1\">Making inappropriate deductions from a workers\u2019 paycheck<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: ;\" aria-level=\"1\">Refusing to provide Meal and Rest Breaks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2979d99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2979d99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f4e91b\" data-id=\"5f4e91b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a88e4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a88e4c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>California Labor Law requires employers to act in a way that is legal, fair, and ethical. When they fail to do so or act in bad faith, they can (<strong>and should<\/strong>) be held accountable. If you think you have been wrongfully terminated or are a victim of wage theft, it is imperative to get legal help quickly. There may be time limits for filing a claim with the <strong>Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), California Labor Commissioner&#8217;s Office<\/strong>, or other agencies.<\/p><p>Wage Theft is a crime, one that many employers feel confident that they can get away with committing. If you believe you are a victim of wage theft, you must start the documentation process early. Keep a record of the time you work and compare it to your paystub, write down any rest and meal breaks refused, and overtime or off-the-clock work that you completed.<\/p><p>The best way to find out whether you have a case and your legal options are to contact the employment law experts at <strong>Lara &amp; Luna, APC<\/strong>. We will review your situation and help you determine what the best course of action is. If there are deadlines, we will help make sure your claim is filed in time. 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