{"id":2505,"date":"2025-08-04T14:13:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/g96.dce.mytemp.website\/?page_id=2505"},"modified":"2026-09-24T14:54:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T14:54:38","slug":"wage-hour-pay-equity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/michaeltrustlaw.com\/mystaging01\/wage-hour-pay-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"Wage &#038; Hour &#038; Pay Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id2505_429f96-87{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id2505_429f96-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:end;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2505_429f96-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:end;}.kb-row-layout-id2505_429f96-87 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2505_3710e0-79{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2505_3710e0-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2505_3710e0-79 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2505_3710e0-79, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column2505_3710e0-79:not(.specificity){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2505_3710e0-79 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_b419a8-29, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_b419a8-29[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_b419a8-29\"]{padding-bottom:20px;line-height:65px;font-style:normal;color:#ffffff;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_b419a8-29 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_b419a8-29[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_b419a8-29\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_b419a8-29 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_b419a8-29[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_b419a8-29\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_b419a8-29, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_b419a8-29[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_b419a8-29\"]{font-size:35px;line-height:52px;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading2505_b419a8-29 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_b419a8-29\">Wage &amp; Hour &amp; Pay Equity<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4b41e1ed36c9af9a192a48cdbf1bc960 wp-block-paragraph\">Michael Trust founded Michael Trust Law, APC after more than 35 years in HR leadership across entertainment, healthcare, higher education, finance, banking, solar energy, and other industries, including managing approximately 35,000 disability and leave-of-absence cases. He holds the SPHR, PHRca, and SHRM-SCP credentials. The PHRca is a California-specific HR credential focused on California employment law and HR practice. According to HRCI&#8217;s published pass-rate statistics at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrci.org\/pass-rates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.hrci.org\/pass-rates<\/a>, the PHRca has the lowest pass rate of all HRCI credentials \u2014 47% as of December 31, 2025, compared with 71\u201384% for HRCI&#8217;s other certifications \u2014 and only 293 candidates worldwide tested for it in 2025. That HR-systems background helps identify HR process issues early, which can shape legal analysis on both sides.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2505_281de8-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2505_281de8-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2505_281de8-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2505_281de8-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2505_281de8-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2505_281de8-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2505_281de8-30{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2505_281de8-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2505_281de8-30 > 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_f4e71f-b4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_f4e71f-b4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_f4e71f-b4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2505_f4e71f-b4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_f4e71f-b4\"><strong>Michael Trust Law, APC<\/strong>&nbsp;helps California employers comply with wage and hour laws and defend against wage and hour claims. We guide businesses through pay practices, classification, and litigation defense in California wage and hour matters.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id2505_b61f98-83{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id2505_b61f98-83 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2505_b61f98-83 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2505_b61f98-83 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );max-width:1140px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2505_b61f98-83 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2505_b61f98-83 > 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Documentation of legitimate, job-related justifications for pay differentials is the key compliance posture, and the analysis is typically a periodic audit rather than a one-time event.\"\n      }\n    }\n  ]\n}\n<\/script>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_67a553-f6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_67a553-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_67a553-f6\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_67a553-f6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_67a553-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_67a553-f6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_67a553-f6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_67a553-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_67a553-f6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_67a553-f6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_67a553-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_67a553-f6\"]{padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2505_67a553-f6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_67a553-f6\">California wage and hour rules are materially stricter than federal FLSA, and the California Equal Pay Act (<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=1197.5.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a71197.5<\/a>) prohibits pay disparities based on protected characteristics with a broader standard than the federal Equal Pay Act. California\u2019s duties test for exempt classification and the ABC test for independent contractor classification under <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=2775.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a72775<\/a> are also stricter than federal law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This HR background often proves relevant to wage and hour audit work, where most exposures are present in policy, classification, and timekeeping practices well before any claim surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_d6bd57-cc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_d6bd57-cc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_d6bd57-cc\"]{font-size:30px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_d6bd57-cc mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_d6bd57-cc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_d6bd57-cc\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_d6bd57-cc img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_d6bd57-cc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_d6bd57-cc\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2505_d6bd57-cc wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_d6bd57-cc\">California Wage and Hour Compliance \u2014 Employer Counsel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California requires daily overtime (1.5x after 8 hours, 2x after 12), meal and rest break premiums (<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=226.7.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=226.7.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a7226.7<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/scocal.stanford.edu\/opinion\/brinker-restaurant-corporation-v-superior-court-34277\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/scocal.stanford.edu\/opinion\/brinker-restaurant-corporation-v-superior-court-34277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court <\/em>(2012)<em> <\/em>53 Cal.4th 1004)<\/a>, specific itemized wage statement contents (<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=226.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=226.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a7226<\/a>), and immediate final pay for involuntary terminations with substantial waiting-time penalties for noncompliance (<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=201.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a7\u00a7201-203<\/a>). The California Equal Pay Act (<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=1197.5.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a71197.5<\/a>) prohibits paying less to employees of the opposite sex, or of a different race or ethnicity, for substantially similar work \u2014 a meaningfully broader standard than the federal Equal Pay Act.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_7cdd61-d2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_7cdd61-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_7cdd61-d2\"]{font-size:30px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_7cdd61-d2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_7cdd61-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_7cdd61-d2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_7cdd61-d2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_7cdd61-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_7cdd61-d2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2505_7cdd61-d2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_7cdd61-d2\">Common Employer Wage and Hour Risks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most common employer-side risks include misclassifying employees as exempt without satisfying both the California duties test and the salary-basis test; misclassifying employees as independent contractors under the ABC test codified in <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=2775.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a72775<\/a> (originating from <a href=\"https:\/\/scocal.stanford.edu\/opinion\/dynamex-operations-west-inc-v-superior-court-34688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court<\/em> (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903<\/a>); failure to compute the regular rate of pay correctly when applying overtime to non-discretionary bonuses or commissions; meal-and-rest-break records that do not reflect the Brinker timing rules; and wage statements missing one or more of the nine required <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=226.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a7226<\/a> components. Whether a particular practice creates exposure depends on the workforce composition, the schedule structure, and the documentation \u2014 all fact-specific.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_4d85ba-25, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_4d85ba-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_4d85ba-25\"]{font-size:30px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_4d85ba-25 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_4d85ba-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_4d85ba-25\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_4d85ba-25 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_4d85ba-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_4d85ba-25\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 id=\"joint-employer-liability\" class=\"kt-adv-heading2505_4d85ba-25 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_4d85ba-25\">Joint Employer Liability for Contracted Labor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A business that brings in workers through a staffing agency or labor contractor does not automatically avoid liability for how those workers are treated. Under the common-law right-to-control test, the same framework California uses to decide who is an employer for wage purposes, a business that exercises enough control over a contracted worker\u2019s day-to-day job can be deemed a joint employer alongside the staffing agency itself. California law goes further for wages specifically: a client business shares liability with its labor contractor for unpaid wages and for the contractor\u2019s failure to secure workers\u2019 compensation coverage, and a contract trying to shift that responsibility away does not work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/scocal.stanford.edu\/opinion\/sg-borello-sons-inc-v-department-industrial-relations-30716\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S.G. Borello &amp; Sons, Inc. v. Dept. of Industrial Relations <\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/scocal.stanford.edu\/opinion\/sg-borello-sons-inc-v-department-industrial-relations-30716\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(1989) 48 Cal.3d 341<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=2810.3.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a72810.3<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_723815-85, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_723815-85[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_723815-85\"]{font-size:30px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_723815-85 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_723815-85[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_723815-85\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_723815-85 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_723815-85[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_723815-85\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading2505_723815-85 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_723815-85\">When to Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wage and hour audits and class-action defense both benefit from early statutory analysis and documentation review. Contact Michael Trust Law, APC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initial contact does not create an attorney-client relationship \u2014 see <a href=\"https:\/\/michaeltrustlaw.com\/mystaging01\/disclaimers\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3208\">Disclaimers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=510.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a7510<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=226.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a7226<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=226.7.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a7226.7<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=201.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a7\u00a7201-203<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=1197.5.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a71197.5<\/a> (Equal Pay Act);<em><em> <\/em><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=2775.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a7\u00a72775-2787<\/a> (ABC test); <em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/scocal.stanford.edu\/opinion\/brinker-restaurant-corporation-v-superior-court-34277\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/scocal.stanford.edu\/opinion\/brinker-restaurant-corporation-v-superior-court-34277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court <\/a><\/em><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/scocal.stanford.edu\/opinion\/brinker-restaurant-corporation-v-superior-court-34277\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/scocal.stanford.edu\/opinion\/brinker-restaurant-corporation-v-superior-court-34277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(2012) 53 Cal.4th 1004<\/a>;<em><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/scocal.stanford.edu\/opinion\/dynamex-operations-west-inc-v-superior-court-34688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court <\/a><\/em><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/scocal.stanford.edu\/opinion\/dynamex-operations-west-inc-v-superior-court-34688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(2018) 4 Cal.5th 903<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_34ab83-46, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_34ab83-46[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_34ab83-46\"]{font-size:20px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_34ab83-46 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_34ab83-46[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_34ab83-46\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_34ab83-46 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_34ab83-46[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_34ab83-46\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading2505_34ab83-46 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_34ab83-46\">Explore Related Employer Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/g96.dce.mytemp.website\/discrimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discrimination Defense<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/g96.dce.mytemp.website\/sexual-harassment-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harassment Prevention<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/g96.dce.mytemp.website\/retaliation-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Retaliation Defense<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/g96.dce.mytemp.website\/employment-contracts-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Employment Contracts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/michaeltrustlaw.com\/mystaging01\/topics\/\">\r\n            Browse all California employment law topics\r\n    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.kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id2505_3660f7-bf > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top:1px solid #444444;border-right:1px solid #444444;border-bottom:1px solid #444444;border-left:1px solid #444444;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id2505_3660f7-bf .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id2505_3660f7-bf .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:0px;}.kt-accordion-id2505_3660f7-bf .kt-accordion-panel-inner{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}.kt-accordion-id2505_3660f7-bf > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top:1px solid #f2f2f2;border-right:1px solid #f2f2f2;border-bottom:1px solid #f2f2f2;border-left:1px solid #f2f2f2;}.kt-accordion-id2505_3660f7-bf > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header:hover, \n\t\t\t\tbody:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id2505_3660f7-bf .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible{border-top:1px solid #878787;border-right:1px solid #878787;border-bottom:1px solid #878787;border-left:1px solid #878787;}.kt-accordion-id2505_3660f7-bf .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id2505_3660f7-bf > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top:1px solid #444444;border-right:1px solid #444444;border-bottom:1px solid #444444;border-left:1px solid #444444;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id2505_3660f7-bf kt-accordion-has-5-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane2505_bb9870-bc\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><strong>We classify some workers as independent contractors. How exposed are we under California&#8217;s ABC test?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_258f34-f2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_258f34-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_258f34-f2\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_258f34-f2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_258f34-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_258f34-f2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_258f34-f2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_258f34-f2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_258f34-f2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2505_258f34-f2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_258f34-f2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=2775.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a72775<\/a> codifies the ABC test for most worker-classification questions. The hirer must establish all three ABC factors to overcome the presumption of employee status; the test is materially stricter than the federal common-law test and the prior <em>Borello<\/em> multifactor test. Misclassification typically triggers retroactive wage-and-hour, expense-reimbursement, and derivative exposure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane2505_6a73ed-f2\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What is the exposure on misclassified exempt employees?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_80de67-c3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_80de67-c3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_80de67-c3\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_80de67-c3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_80de67-c3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_80de67-c3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_80de67-c3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading2505_80de67-c3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_80de67-c3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading2505_80de67-c3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading2505_80de67-c3\">Misclassification typically results in unpaid overtime, missed meal-and-rest break premiums (<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=226.7.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a7226.7<\/a>), waiting-time penalties (<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=203.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a7203<\/a>), wage-statement violations (<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=226.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a7226<\/a>), and derivative claims. California&#8217;s duties test for exempt classification is stricter than the federal FLSA test, particularly its &#8216;primarily engaged in&#8217; requirement, which turns on actual day-to-day work rather than job title.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-4 kt-pane2505_36ed78-77\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">How should we handle expense reimbursement for remote workers?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=2802.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a72802<\/a> requires indemnification for necessary work expenses, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.ca.gov\/opinions\/documents\/B247160.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Cochran v. Schwan&#8217;s Home Service, Inc<\/em>. (2014) 228 Cal.App.4th 1137<\/a> confirms this includes reasonable cell phone and remote-work expenses. The <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=2802.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a72802<\/a> duty cannot be waived by agreement (<a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=2804.&amp;lawCode=LAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cal. Lab. Code \u00a72804<\/a>). A documented reimbursement policy reduces exposure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-5 kt-pane2505_fdb34f-15\" id=\"equal-pay-act\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Does the California Equal Pay Act exposure remain even if we have not adjusted pay structures recently?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, the Equal Pay Act risk persists as long as wage disparities tied to sex, race, or ethnicity exist for substantially similar work. Documentation of legitimate, job-related justifications for pay differentials is the key compliance posture, and the analysis is typically a periodic audit rather than a one-time event.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2505_795d1f-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2505_795d1f-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2505_795d1f-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2505_795d1f-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2505_795d1f-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2505_795d1f-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2505_795d1f-f7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2505_795d1f-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2505_795d1f-f7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2505_795d1f-f7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<section aria-labelledby=\"legal-guidance-heading\" style=\"background-color:#1f344a; padding:60px 20px; text-align:center;\">\n  <h3 id=\"legal-guidance-heading\" style=\"font-size:2.2rem; line-height:1.3; margin-bottom:20px; color:#ffffff;\">\n    Protect Your Business Against Wage &amp; Hour Claims\n  <\/h3>\n <p style=\"color:#ffffff; font-size:1rem; line-height:1.6; max-width:800px; margin:0 auto 30px;\">\n    Michael Trust Law, APC helps employers manage wage and hour compliance, defend against claims, and reduce liability. 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