VERY EXPENSIVE MONEY
There are times when a quick infusion of cash is needed to take care of personal or business obligations or that surprise expense. It is always tempting to use those retirement funds that are just sitting there, sometimes doing nothing (in some cases). ...
PREVENTING EMPLOYMENT RELATED LITIGATION
There has been a recent uptick in wage and hour claims filed against California employers. Several law firms have found this to be a lucrative area and are actively seeking employee/plaintiffs to represent.
EMPLOYEE‐EXEMPT OR NON‐EXEMPT
Many small business employers incorrectly (and dangerously) put certain employees on salary as it is eliminates some timekeeping issues and is easy to communicate to the employee when hired. The problem arises in certain instances when the employee leaves or is fired and realizes that they have a viable claim against the employer.
CALIFORNIA‐NEW (TOUGHER) RULES FOR DETERMINING INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS
On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in the matter of Dynamex Operations West, Inc. (Petitioner) v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County, (Respondent) No.S222732; and Charles Lee etal, (Real Parties in Interest) which affirmed an earlier Court of Appeals decision in a case that asserted that delivery drivers had been improperly classified as independent contractors rather than employees and were unlawfully denied overtime among other wage and hour violations.
