The EDD is aggressively pursuing unemployment tax audits aimed at evaluating potential independent contractor misclassification. Presumably due to the overwhelming financial burden the pandemic imposed, the EDD is pursuing these
Continue Reading The Taxman Cometh: How to Handle an EDD Audit [Click Here if You Received an “Inquiry Regarding Records,” a “Preaudit Questionnaire,” or an “Information Sheet: Employment Tax Audit”]ICE workplace audits are on the rise. And if you didn’t know, the federal government and California are not harmonious in their views on immigration issues. That means that
Continue Reading I-9 Forms Aren’t As Simple As They Seem — The Time is Now for a Proactive Audit
For lawyers who defend wage and hour cases in California, “PAGA” is a four-letter word. The Private Attorneys General Act allows private employees to sue to recover penalties that the
Continue Reading CA State Budget Proposes to "Improve" Handling of PAGA Cases
In Thursday’s post, I explained why employers can’t win in employment litigation in California. The costs of even a favorable outcome can be so prohibitively expensive that the highest