What Information Must Be Included in a Paystub
Venardi Zurada LLP understands the importance of precise record-keeping and is committed to ensuring employees receive all legally mandated details on their wage statements. 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 pay stub 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 Fairfield pay stub violations lawyers.
Employer Liability for Pay Stub Violations
California has put teeth into its pay stub 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 pay stub 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 pay stubs, but ignorance of the law is no excuse—especially for a business, which should hire legal counsel. Contact Venardi Zurada LLP by calling us at 833) 893-6763 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. Venardi Zurada LLP has track record of success advocating for workers cheated out of wages, and we are eager to hold Fairfield employers responsible when they break the law.
