Many industries rely on hiring independent contractors — sometimes referred to as “1099 employees” — for temporary or seasonal work. But is that the best practice for labor and employment
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Proposition 22 Survives: App-Based Rideshare and Delivery Companies May Continue to Properly Classify Drivers as Independent Contractors in California!
In a substantial win for app-based rideshare and delivery companies, the California Supreme Court unanimously upheld California Proposition 22 as constitutional on July 25, 2024.
California Ballot Initiative Proposition
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A topic that comes up nearly daily, contractor vs. employee classification still trips up even the most savvy employers. Nancy Yaffe and I have you covered! Join us for a
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Getting Women Back to Work: Top 5 Tips for New Entrepreneurs
So far during the pandemic, around 2.4 million women have left the workforce, numbers much higher than men. Yet, in a small silver lining, there have been a record number
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Several Trend-Setting New California Laws Challenged in Court (Updated 1/13/20)
California is known for new employment laws that then trickle out to the east coast, the northwest, and eventually nationwide. Think back to the mandate for sexual harassment prevention training
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AB-5 (The Law Eviscerating California Employers’ Ability to Hire Contractors) — Blog Post Updated January 4, 2020 is Still Alive and Well
If you were hoping that AB-5 (the CA statute codifying the ABC standard into widespread law) would be held invalid, enjoined, or would just fall off a cliff, it is
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Top 10 List of California’s Newest Employment Laws
Our Labor & Employment team has been busy this fall! As loyal readers, your inboxes have been filled with our updates on all the changes to California employment laws. This
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Where Do Fitness Instructors “Fit” in the Current Worker Classification System?
Guest blog post by Mikella Wickham:
They say location is everything in business. How about classification of workers?
In certain industries, workers have a unique combination of specified skills and
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Please Join Us At The Potluck Conference (February 20-21st) in Los Angeles
Attention hospitality professionals. Come join me and Sahara Pynes at the Potluck Conference on February 20-21st at the Hudson Loft in downtown Los Angeles.
This new conference is for professionals
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Top 10 Trending Issues for California HR: Come Hear Me Speak on August 29th
I am looking forward to the California HR Conference sponsored by PIHRA (Southern California’s SHRM) coming up on August 29-31st in Long Beach. If you haven’t registered, take a look
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