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Understanding whether you are legally an employee or an independent contractor is more than a matter of job title. The distinction affects your rights to wages, benefits and legal protections. It also influences how you are taxed and what responsibilities your...
Employers sometimes make classification errors when hiring their workers. For several decades, it has become common practice for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors but treat them like employees. This arrangement allows the company to avoid...
Workers in California have rights that workers in other states don’t have. One of these is that many workers in this state are required to have meal breaks. These are 30-minute breaks that give the employee time to get something to eat or just rest. During this meal...
March 12th, 2013 Chung & Reynolds Obtains Verdict In Secondhand Smoke Case Against Homeowners’ Association Recently, a jury of the Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana, CA returned a verdict holding a local condominium homeowners’ association responsible for...
Quiet firing represents a concerning workplace trend where employers deliberately create unfavorable conditions to push employees toward resignation. This passive-aggressive management approach involves withholding promotions, limiting growth opportunities and...
When employees do not have contracts, the end of the working relationship can be a bit complex. Technically, an at-will employee can quit at any time they want. They do not have to give two weeks’ notice. This can leave business owners in a difficult position when...
California offers more protections from employment discrimination based on personal characteristics than many other states. In addition to the characteristics protected under federal law like race, gender, religion, nationality, age and disability, California law...
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