Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

You can file a police report. It is up to the DA whether or not to file criminal charges.

It is none of the crimes you list, and arguing about it is pointless because it is up to the District Attorney what criminal charges to file.

With respect to a civil case, you should be aware that there is a three year statute of limitations that runs from each pay period for unpaid wages, and this period applies to penalties. Alternatively, you can file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner for what is known as a "Berman" hearing.

IF, IF you can prove what you claim, then you have a great claim for unpaid wages/OT, interest, penalties, and attorney fees when you win.

You have a look-back period of either three or four years, depending upon certain criteria. Even three years would mean a substantial recovery. In such cases, after several years the interest and penalties add up to several times the amount of the unpaid compensation; it adds up quickly. I've seen the total be 4x the wage claim itself.

You will have to be able to convince the judge that your story is true. You could do that by independent records, like copies of the real time card entries before alteration, a journal book where you daily enterer the true hours, witnesses who saw and heard this going on, etc. I'm assuming you never complained to mgmt? That too would be a record.

If serious about hiring counsel to help in this, and if this is in SoCal courts, feel free to contact me. I�ll be happy to help fight and get the best outcome possible, using whatever defenses and sympathies there may be. I�ve been doing these cases for many years.