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Workplace problems are complicated. Getting started shouldn’t be.
Employment issues can affect your income, career, and peace of mind. Understanding your options and putting your concerns in writing can be an important first step.
DocDraft helps make that process easier.
Understand your situation
Explain what happened, review the issues involved, and organize the information relevant to your matter.
Prepare personalized documents
Get help drafting workplace correspondence, formal requests, and other employment-related documents.
Move forward with confidence
Understand the steps ahead and access additional attorney assistance when necessary.
What employment issue can we help you with?
Wrongful Termination
Organize the circumstances surrounding your termination and understand why the legal basis for the decision matters.
Unpaid Wages & Compensation
Prepare communications involving missing wages, unpaid overtime, commissions, final pay, waiting-time penalties, or other disputed compensation.
Severance Agreements
Understand important terms in a proposed severance agreement and prepare questions or requested changes.
Employment Contracts
Create or review documents involving compensation, job responsibilities, confidentiality, and employment terms.
Workplace Discrimination & Retaliation
Document your concerns, organize relevant events, and understand potential complaint processes.
Independent Contractor Disputes
Address disagreements involving contractor payments, work expectations, or contractual obligations.
How it works
Tell us about your workplace issue
Describe your employment situation, what happened, and the outcome you’re seeking.
Prepare your documents
DocDraft helps you organize the facts and draft documents relevant to your circumstances.
Understand your next steps
Review your paperwork, explore potential resolution options, and access attorney assistance when appropriate.
- Tell me what happened.
- My California employer has not paid my last two paychecks.
- Which California county is this in?
- Los Angeles County
- What would you like this document to do?
- A written request with my work dates and the amount owed.
- Unpaid wages requestFirst draft ready to review
I am writing to request payment of wages for my last two pay periods, as detailed below.
Understanding employment law in California
California generally follows the employment-at-will doctrine, meaning employers and employees can often end an employment relationship without a specified reason.
However, federal and state laws, including California's Fair Employment and Housing Act, prohibit certain forms of discrimination, retaliation, and other unlawful employment practices.
California's Labor Code also sets firm deadlines for final pay. An employee who is fired is generally owed all final wages immediately. An employee who quits without notice is generally owed them within 72 hours, and an employer who willfully pays late may owe a penalty of up to 30 days' wages.
Employees can generally file a wage claim with the Labor Commissioner's Office, or pursue certain claims in court. Different claims can involve different deadlines and legal standards.
DocDraft helps you organize your information and prepare relevant documents so you can make informed decisions about what comes next.
Bring your draft. Ask your questions.
Some questions call for more than paperwork. Explore document review and consultation options with a licensed attorney.
12. Security deposit. Landlord will refund the deposit, less deductions for damage beyond normal wear and tear1, or an itemized statement of deductions with any remaining balance, within 21 days after Tenant vacates.
Does carpet wear from two years of normal living count as damage?
18. Default. If rent is late, Landlord may serve Tenant a written notice to pay rent or quit within three days2, not counting Saturdays, Sundays, or judicial holidays; if Tenant does not pay in full within that time, Landlord may file an unlawful detainer action.
If I get the notice on a Thursday, which day is my last day to pay?
Your questions, answered
Your next chapter starts with understanding your options.
Whether you’re addressing a workplace dispute or planning your next professional move, DocDraft can help you take a meaningful first step.
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