Is it legal for a bank to place a hold on a check which has already cleared the merchant's bank and not allow customer to access funds when there are no pending or outstanding transactions or any other holds on the account?
I also would like to ask a question to Mlane58....the Labor Board does not send out mail without showing their return address on the envelope. Therefore, what reason would there be for the firm to not accept the envelope knowing there is a claim pending against them. You would think that they...
Thank you for your response. I understand why you responded in the way that you did. However, if you knew how this firm operates you may be would be able to understand. And it's funny that you saw that the State of California has rendered their stance on this...the response I received from...
I live in California. I have a claim currently pending before the Labor Board. The Labor Board served a copy of a Notice of Hearing and Complaint to my previous employer via certified mail. My previous employer is a law firm. A few days ago I received a notice from the Labor Board indicating...
I live in California. What does a wage order garnishment cover? Does that garnishment pertain to wages only? My issue is I was awarded waiting time penalties from a former employer for their failure to have my paycheck available on my last day of work. I was not paid until approximately 3...
I am not an attorney but in my state there are laws about employers giving checks with insufficient funds. You may be entitled to penalties for each day the check is not honored. I checked the website for your state and you may want to call this number Prevailing Wage Advisory Board...
Definition of Willful
I live in Sherman Oaks, California.
The definition of willful.... Is it willful when I was given a check for accrued vacation and the only notation on the check stub was "vacation pay." It was not until the issue of unpaid wages was brought up that I was advised that...
Numerous violations by employer
I'm sorry for this late reply. In answer to your question about the medical benefits, the employer did not remind or mention enrollment to any employee. I do know that the employee also had a worker's compensation claim also but she was released back to work...
Reply to response
I am in California. Waiting time penalties are paid to the employee/plaintiff. Also, if an employer misinterprets a labor code resulting in underpayment of wages, would that be considered willful?
I was terminated and I was not paid wages for my last day of employment. The office administrator stated on one occasion that compensation was included in a check referenced only as "vacation pay." On another occasion she states that she let me go early on the day of termination. I was able...