Furloughs Trigger Employer's Obligation To Pay Final Wages Immediately
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"}In Harstein v. Hyatt Corporation, the plaintiff filed a class and Private Attorneys' General Act ("PAGA") action claiming that Hyatt failed to timely pay the accrued vacation time in March 2020 when it furloughed employees, among other claims, in violation of California law. Importantly, a failure to pay all unused accrued vacation time, along with all other wages earned immediately at the time of termination, triggers penalties of a day's wages until all final wages are paid (commonly referred to as waiting time penalties). Waiting time penalties are capped at 30 days."
"In reaching its decision, the Ninth Circuit panel relied on a non-binding DLSE opinion letter and Policies and Interpretations Manual (this Manual has b
"In reaching its decision, the Ninth Circuit panel relied on a non-binding DLSE opinion letter and Policies and Interpretations Manual (this Manual has b
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