State and Federal laws regarding Salary in California

Each and every state in the United States has quite similar laws regarding the salaries and wage policies of their employees. It is necessary to have a complete understanding of the laws so that the amount of legal disputes can be reduced and also that the rights of the employees can be maintained.

According to the labor laws California, two days are put aside in every month for the payment of the wages of the employees. For all the services provided from the 1st to the 15th, the respective payments need to be paid by the 26th of the same month. For all services provided by the employee from the 15th of that month until the end, the wages will be paid by the 10th day of the next month. This is mostly for people who are paid fortnightly. Each company may have its own policies on the basis of their payment schedules, whether they are monthly, weekly or bi-weekly. In case the day of payment happens to fall on a holiday, the employer must release the wages on the nearest working day. The government has also made it necessary for the employer to make this information available to their employees in the form of state and federal labor law posters that need to be put up at visible places in the work place. 

In addition to the regular wages that an employee must be paid, all California employees are eligible to earn overtime pay if they reach those requirements. The overtime payments are usually calculated according to the hourly pay of employee and the number of hours he has worked above the 8 hour schedule for the day. This overtime pay must be paid by the employer in the same pay period in which the service was provided. Failure to do so can result in the company being faced with a lawsuit. The state and federal labor law posters that are put up in the offices require all this information to be mentioned in it for the convenience of all the employees. 

The salary of the employee is to be granted according to the number of days or the hours that they have put into work, even if they have quite their job they are still liable to receive their accrued wages. An employee who has a written contract and provides a 72 hour notice is eligible to receive his necessary payments while an employee who does not have any written contract with the company and cannot provide a 72 hour notice can also receive his due payments, although with a slight delay. 

As you can see that the labor laws in California can be quite intricate and understanding them can be quite difficult as well. Therefore, it comes to the employer that he must provide all the information to his employees so that they are aware of their rights and standing in the company. One of the best ways to do so is to provide the workplace with state and federal labor law posters that contain all the necessary information so that the employees can read them and be aware of what all they entitled to do and all their obligations as well.