I’ve just ordered my family’s holiday cards and started making my gift lists. I know that the holidays will creep up on us quickly and before I relax with a
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Independent Contractors
California Needs a New Category of Workers — Dependent Contractors
By Nancy Yaffe on
Labor laws are not keeping pace with the new economy. Right now there are only two options for employers.
Option one is to hire employees, and comply with the myriad…
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Judge Says California Law On Independent Contractors Is Not "Remotely Close to Clear"
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
Companies have a lot to lose if they misclassify employees as independent contractors. The affected workers can sue (individually or as a class) for any number of wage and hour…
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Thinking About Outsourcing? Think Again. (AB 1897)
By Nancy Yaffe on
Guest post by Los Angeles associate, Connie Chen.
Since Governor Brown signed AB 1897 on September 28, 2014, many businesses are likely wondering whether the new law, California Labor…
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Ten Commandments for Avoiding Employment Lawsuits in California
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
From the employer’s perspective, the only way to truly “win” an employment case is to avoid it in the first place. We litigators love the thrill of gettting a…
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State Determines Workers Are Independent Contractors, then Penalizes Employer for Not Treating Them as Employees
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
Many employers in California feel like the deck is stacked against them. But as I’ve written before, some have a stronger basis for that conclusion than others. Consider the…
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Vicarious liability – like pizza – is a dish best served cold
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
By now, employers seem to understand their obligation to keep their employees from committing sexual harassment. A California appellate court decision handed down this week emphasizes that it isn’t enough to just worry…
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A Useful Questionnaire For Distinguishing Employees from Independent Contractors
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
We’ve written quite a bit about the new penalties for mischaracterizing employees as independent contractors. But we haven’t talked as much about how to draw the distinction. Partly that’s…
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California and DOL join forces
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
California and U.S. Department of Labor cooperating to go after employers who misclassify employees as independent contractors.
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A Rare Bone for Employers
By Fox Rothschild on
One of the hot topics these days is proper classification of workers as employees or independent contractors. Getting it wrong can result in audits, penalties, individual lawsuits and potentially class