Employment Law and Wage Dispute Attorneys
Hinton Alfert Sumner & Kaufmann's employment law group represents workers of all income levels across a wide range of industries. We have recovered millions of dollars in unpaid wages, business expenses, and other compensation for employees through both class actions and individual lawsuits in California and other states. Follow the links below for additional information.
- Overtime and Minimum Wage
- Unpaid Wages, Expenses and Vacation
- Independent Contractor Misclassification
- Employment Termination, Discrimination and Retaliation
Wage and Hour Laws — A Special Focus: Employers must comply with state and federal laws for the payment of wages. California's wage and hour laws are some of the most protective in the country. Most employees have the right to overtime pay, wages for missed meal periods, and minimum wage, or more, for all the hours they work. Employees must often be reimbursed for business expenses that they pay out-of-pocket to perform their duties. Employers in California must also pay all earned wages, including unused vacation, either immediately or within 72 hours of employment termination. Hinton Alfert Sumner & Kaufmann has recovered millions of dollars in back pay, expenses, interest, and penalties for employees who have been denied their earnings.
Our attorneys have extensive experience bringing class actions for groups of employees as well as claims for individuals. We have achieved great results for our clients against some of California's and the nation's largest employers, including insurance companies, high tech firms, retail stores, food distributors, financial institutions, hotel and restaurant chains, transportation operations, and many other types of businesses. These successes have resulted in money recovery for thousands of workers and also changes in industry practices that benefit employees.
Employment attorneys Aaron Kaufmann and David Pogrel are members of numerous state and national bar association committees related to employment law and have long been volunteer attorneys at the Legal Aid Society of San Francisco - Employment Law Center. Mr. Kaufmann also serves on the Senior Editorial Board for the Fair Labor Standards Act treatise published annually by the Labor and Employment Section of the American Bar, and Mr. Pogrel is a contributing editor. Our attorneys have lectured and organized seminars on wage and hour law and other employment law issues. Our firm also works closely with employment and labor law attorneys throughout California and the United States to hold employers accountable for unlawful treatment of their workers.
For additional information about our employment law group, unpaid wages, or unreimbursed expenses contact us or call 877-639-1737 toll free.
