ITEMIZED STATEMENTS AND PAYSTUBS

California employment law requires employers to provide an itemized statement to each employee with a paycheck. The statement, or “pay stub,” must include the following information:

• Dates included in the pay period

• Gross wages, net wages and all deductions

• Total hours worked in that pay period

• Total wages paid in that pay period

• Employee’s name and social security number

• Name and address of the legal employer

Current and former employees have the right to inspect or copy the records pertaining to them, upon reasonable request to the employer. Employers are required to comply with a current or former employee’s request as soon as possible, but no later than 21 calendar days from the date of request.

If the employer fails to provide the employee with an accurate itemized statement as described above, the employee is entitled to recover the greater of all damages or $50 for the initial pay period in which a violation occurs and $100 per employee for each violation in a subsequent pay period, up to a total penalty of $4,000.

Employers can also be penalized $750 for failure to permit current or former employees to inspect or copy records within 21 calendar days.

Girard Gibbs LLP is a law firm based in San Francisco, California. Our employment lawyers are highly knowledgeable about employee rights under federal and California employment law, and actively pursue claims on behalf of employees whose rights have been violated. If you believe you are owed overtime pay, have not been compensated for vacation pay, meal and break time, or that your employee rights have otherwise been violated, please fill out the form below or call us toll free at (866) 981-4800 for a consultation without charge.

Important Note: This summary is intended to provide a basic overview of the typical types of employment cases handled by our firm. It is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.