What is a Wage Claim?

An employee or former employee may file an individual wage claim to recover:

 

• Unpaid wages, including overtime, commissions, and bonuses.

• Wages paid by check issued with insufficient funds.

• Final paycheck not received.

• Unused vacation hours that were not paid upon termination of the employment relationship, e.g., a quit, discharge, or layoff.

• Unauthorized deductions from paychecks.

• Unpaid/non-reimbursed business expenses.

• Reporting time pay/split shift premiums.

• Failure to provide a meal and/or rest period in accordance with the applicable Industrial Welfare Commission Order.

• Liquidated damages for failure to receive minimum wage for each hour worked.

• Waiting time penalties for failure to receive final wages timely upon separation of employment.

• Penalties for paycheck(s) that have bounced or are not negotiable within 30 days of receipt.

• Penalties for employer’s failure to allow inspection or copying of payroll records within 21 days of request.

• Sick Leave Pay for time accrued and used for which you were not paid (effective July 1, 2015).