Pursuant to Labor Code §226, all employers are required at the time of each wage payment to provide each employee an accurate itemized wage statement (pay stub) showing:

1. gross wages earned;
2. total hours worked by the employee, except for any salaried employee exempt from overtime;
3. the number of piece-rate units earned and any applicable piece rate if the employee is paid on a piece-rate basis;
4. all deductions;
5. net wages earned;
6. the [...]

Surprise Surprise…California hates non-competition agreements and its courts are loathe to enforce them except in very limited circumstances. One such circumstance is Bus. & Prof. Code § 16601, which permits the enforcement of a reasonable covenant not to compete entered into in connection with the sale of a business. The stated policy behind this limited exception is to protect an acquired business's goodwill. On August 24. 2012, the Fourth Appeallate District Court of Appeal's decision in Fillpoint, LLC v. Maas, [...]