About This Resource
The California Wage & Hour Defense Resource brings together four topic guides—meal periods, rest periods, regular rate and overtime, and wage statements—with a compliance self-assessment and an attorney-fee scenario calculator. Each guide connects the governing framework to the records and arguments that matter in evaluating a claim.
The annotated Labor Code and Wage Orders are available through the companion California Labor Library. PAGA-specific analysis is published in PAGA Review.
Who It Serves
In-house counsel at mid-market California employers who need a reliable reference for spotting issues and evaluating outside counsel's work.
Junior associates at management-side firms who need to get smart on a claim category quickly and find the cases that matter.
EPLI carrier claims teams who need to quantify exposure at intake and evaluate defense strategy.
Opposing counsel — who will read the site and recalibrate their assessment of the defense they're facing.
Editorial Standards
The guides identify the statutory text and leading decisions, explain the rule, and connect it to the evidence needed for a defense. Commentary and source material are distinguished so readers can inspect the underlying authority.
Each topic identifies its review date and links to authorities. Check the applicable text, period and facts when applying a rule.
The Author
Arthur Karadzhyan is a California employment defense attorney whose practice focuses on PAGA representative actions, wage-and-hour class actions, and complex employment litigation. Before turning to defense, he prosecuted wage-and-hour class actions at a plaintiff-side firm.
For Arthur's full analytical portfolio — publications, interactive tools, case law analyses, and industry research — visit arthurkaradzhyan.com.