Exclusively representing hardworking California employees against corporate wage theft, unpaid overtime, denied meal and rest breaks, and unlawful labor practices throughout all 58 counties.
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17+ years of specialized trial and wage litigation experience dedicated strictly to California labor laws.
We never represent employers or corporations. Our loyalty and legal fighting power belong 100% to workers.
Lawsuits filed in 31+ counties from San Diego and Los Angeles to the Central Valley and San Francisco Bay Area.
The Tillmon Law Firm is a premier California labor and employment litigation firm representing workers against employers for willful violations of California labor laws.
Attorney Seth E. Tillmon provides direct, personalized legal representation in all areas of wage and hour law—including minimum wage violations, unpaid overtime for hourly and salaried employees, double-time wages violations, unpaid sales commissions, prevailing wage claims, unpaid vacation and PTO pay, 30-minute meal period violations, 10-minute rest period violations, and paycheck paystub statutory violations.
Attorney Tillmon represents clients throughout the entire State of California and has actively litigated employment law cases in more than 31 California counties, including Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Kern, Fresno, Santa Clara, Alameda, San Francisco, Sacramento, and beyond.
California has some of the strictest worker protection laws in the nation. If your employer broke the law, we hold them accountable and fight for every dollar you earned.
California Labor Code Section 1194.2 permits employees who have not been paid proper minimum wage to recover an additional one times their owed minimum wages—enabling a total of two times (2x) recovery of unpaid wages.
Learn More About 2x Wage RecoveryHourly employees must receive 1.5x regular pay for hours worked over 8 in a workday or 40 in a workweek, and double time (2x) for hours worked past 12 in a day or over 8 hours on the 7th consecutive day.
Learn About Hourly OvertimePutting an employee on a "salary" or giving them titles like "manager" does NOT waive overtime rights. We dismantle improper Executive, Administrative, and Professional exemptions under California law.
Check If You Are MisclassifiedCalifornia employers must authorize a 10-minute net rest period per 4 hours worked. Employers who deny or interrupt rest periods must pay 1 hour of penalty pay per workday at the employee's regular rate.
Rest Break Violation RulesNon-exempt employees working over 5 hours are entitled to a full 30-minute uninterrupted, duty-free meal period. If forced to work through lunch or answer calls, the employer owes 1 hour of extra pay per day.
Meal Break Violation LawsUnpaid earned sales commissions, unused PTO/vacation hours withheld upon departure, and late final paychecks incur severe statutory waiting-time penalties of up to 30 days of full wages under Labor Code § 203.
Recover Withheld Pay & PenaltiesOver $8.6 Million recovered for California employees in oil fields, dealerships, corporate offices, healthcare facilities, kitchens, and construction sites.
When you retain our firm, you are not handed off to junior paralegals or anonymous call centers. You work directly with lead trial attorney Seth E. Tillmon.
Your case analysis and legal strategy are conducted directly by Attorney Tillmon during a 5–10 minute personalized phone consultation.
The Tillmon Law Firm advances 100% of out-of-pocket costs (filing fees, expert depositions, court reporters). You pay zero unless we win your case.
We routinely file single lawsuits for 2, 3, 4, or more coworkers together. This multiplies legal leverage, provides mutual witnesses, and forces corporate compliance.
Excluding rare bankruptcy filings, Attorney Tillmon achieves financial settlements or judgments for employees in more than 95% of filed cases.
Regardless of where in California you reside or work, we handle everything seamlessly by phone, encrypted digital signing, and California e-courts.
Even if you don't possess written timesheets or paystubs, your sworn testimony is legally powerful evidence. We subpoena employer files to prove the violation.
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