Apr 9, 2020 | Employee Relations, Human Resources
Jacob Lee* realized he needed to make a drastic change to the way he was classifying and paying his workers. Like many fellow business owners in Los Angeles, Lee comfortably relied on a small army of independent contractors to take care of his clients and get the job...
Dec 11, 2019 | Payroll, PEO
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), into law this past September, intending to clarify and codify the California Appeals Court’s 2018 decision to adopt the “ABC” test as a standard for classification and their decision earlier this year to...
Aug 6, 2019 | Employee Relations, PEO
With labor laws in California heavily favoring employees, and settlements in the state often reaching into the millions of dollars, employment lawsuits have become more commonplace than ever before. It’s clear that there are certain claims that are more common than...
May 20, 2019 | Employee Relations, Payroll, PEO
Summer is rapidly approaching, which means some employers are starting to hear from college students in search of summer internships. While the main purpose of an internship is to get credit for a specific class, experts have differing opinions about whether or not a...
May 13, 2019 | Employee Relations, PEO
Recently, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt an even bigger blow to employers in regards to misclassification. The court ruled that California’s stringent “ABC” test applies retroactively. This new decision means that employers can be liable for...
