Happy holidays! Tis the season for joy, warm thoughts, and a process server in your reception area? While undoubtedly unwelcome and surprising, holiday-related complaints, claims, and lawsuits are all too common amongst employers. Holidays tend to evoke emotions for many people; most of these emotions are positive and healthy. However, some Read more…
The 2013 California’s Employer Guide (DE 44) is now available. It is full of useful information for new and existing employers. It provides answers to such basic questions as: Who is an employer? Who is an employee? What are state payroll taxes? What are wages subject to withholding? Furthermore, it Read more…
Many employers define different classes of employment within their organization. These classes – full-time, part-time, exempt etc. – are used to determine benefits which are offered to different types of employment given their skills, tasks, responsibilities, and hours worked. For purposes of these distinctions, full-time employment warrants the most benefits Read more…
Many companies rely upon unpaid interns as a way to minimize costs and provide opportunities to eager workers who are willing to work for free in hopes of ultimately securing a paid position. However, such an approach is risky, and more than likely, illegal in the state of California. The Read more…
There are many benefits to using independent contractors, including in a veterinary practice, but the risks and penalties are increasingly the subject of litigation, enforcement actions by government agencies, and the subject of other workplace claims. Part I of this two part article will discuss the dangers and risks of Read more…
Many Americans have nightmares around April 15th, which is of course our unforgiving tax deadline. For US-based online poker players, April 15th, 2011, also known as “Black Friday,” was dreadful for a different reason. Without warning, US players woke up to find themselves barred from logging on to any of Read more…
Starting July 1, 2012, nearly all licensed professionals in the State of California are subject to losing their licenses to practice their professions if they make the list of the top 500 largest tax delinquencies issued by the Board of Equalization (“BOE”) or the Franchise Tax Board (“FTB”) (AB1424). This Read more…