Fairfield Pay Stub Violations Lawyer

California requires that employers include specific information in an employee’s paystub. Unfortunately, many employers fail to follow the law, which means that workers could have a right to seek compensation. Our state takes these requirements so seriously that you could receive thousands of dollars if some required information is missing from your stub. Call Venardi Zurada today to speak with a Fairfield pay stub violations lawyer with our firm.

What Information Must Be Included in a Paystub

It should include:

• Your name
• Last 4 digits of your Social Security number
• Gross wages (what you earned before any deductions)
• Number of hours worked (unless you are a salaried exempt worker)
• Any deductions from your gross wages
• Your net wages
• The dates you are being paid for
• Employer’s name and address
• All hourly rates which applied during this pay period and the number of hours you worked at each hourly rate

Any omission or error violates the law and constitutes a paystub violation. Even “innocent” mistakes can form the basis of liability. Looking at your stub, you might not know if it is missing information. Call our firm.

Employer Liability for Pay Stub Violations

California has put teeth into its paystub requirements by making an employer liable for actual damages or $100 per violation up to $4,000, whichever is greater. That means one violation could cost them $4,000. Fifty violations could make them liable for $5,000. The employer also must pay attorneys’ fees, so hiring a lawyer is a realistic option for most workers.

For some clients, the paystub violations are part of a lawsuit with other claims, such as violation of overtime and double time laws, or a failure to pay the minimum wage for misclassifying you. In these situations, you can seek possibly more than the statutory damages mentioned above. Everything depends on the facts of your case.

You should have a lawyer assist you. Your employer is certainly getting legal advice because they have an incentive to deny liability. If they have failed to report information on your stub, then hundreds of other employees could be affected. They want to win the case.

A word about deductions. The law also strictly limits what deductions an employer can make. For example, they cannot deduct for uniforms or physical examinations, and they can’t deduct for any cash shortfalls.

Call Our Fairfield Pay Stub Violation Lawyers to Discuss Your Case

Some employers are unaware of their obligations when it comes to paystubs, but ignorance of the law is no excuse—especially for a business, which should hire legal counsel. Contact our law firm to talk with a Fairfield pay stub violations lawyer. Ideally, you will bring at least one paystub with you so we can review if it contains all the necessary information as required by current California law.

Reach out to our office today. We offer a free consultation to anyone with questions. Our firm has won millions of dollars for workers cheated out of wages, and we are eager to hold Fairfield employers responsible when they break the law.

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