A new rule was proposed by the Biden Administration last month. An additional 3.6 million U.S. workers would be eligible for overtime pay if the new rule is passed. This effort had been proposed by the Obama Administration, however it received pushback from business leaders and Republicans. Recently, Labor advocates and liberal lawmakers have been […]

What is a manager? Well, a manager’s primary job is to manage and to instill real authority.  However, managers are usually doing all the grunt work finding it hard to pushback. Ms. Palliser was working at least 50 hours a week without overtime pay. Her employer, Panera, considered her a manager and paid her an annual […]

Cecil was one of several employees misclassified as exempt from overtime by her employer. California’s Labor Code only allows select professionals, managers, and administrators to be exempt from overtime pay and breaks.     Cecil’s employer intentionally misclassified her and her coworkers as exempt to avoid paying them anything for overtime worked.  Cecil and her co-workers regularly worked dozens of […]

This summer, several states and many local jurisdictions will increase their minimum wage rates. Starting July 1, 2022, states including Connecticut, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington DC will increase their minimum wage. Locally, several cities and counties are also increasing their minimum wage effective July 1, 2022. In California, there will be numerous minimum wage rate […]

Shirazi Law Firm is thrilled to officially announce that we have been recognized as one of the top employment and labor law firms in Los Angeles and nationally by UpCity!  From wrongful termination to discrimination to harassment, we handle all types of employment law cases. We have helped past clients achieve significant results against some […]