Legal Question in Employment Law in California

My employer's dental office had been closed for business for two weeks now due to water damage (sewer backflow) Under california labor law, are the employees, hourly-based and salary-based, entitled to have compensation for the two or more weeks that the office had been closed?


Asked on 10/20/09, 12:41 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Kirschbaum Law Offices of Michael R. Kirschbaum

Employers are not legally required to pay employees for time not worked. If you have any accrued vacation time, you may be able to use that. You may also check with the Employment Development Dept. to see if you are eligible for unemployment compensation for the time you were off.

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Answered on 10/20/09, 5:23 pm


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