With the 2024 California legislative year closed, it is once again time to summarize the new legislation that will affect businesses operating within California and highlight relevant action items ...

Independent contractors are individuals or entities that perform work for other individuals or entities, but are not employees of those individuals or entities ...

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s legal case against California’s restrictive independent contractor law, known as AB 5, was dealt another blow in court earlier this month as the ...

"We are going to see a wave of similar legislation all across the country." The California Senate passed a landmark bill that would extend new protections to employees of so-called gig economy ...

A controversial California bill that would punish firms for misclassifying employees as independent contractors was amended yesterday, lightening the compliance burden for broker-dealers. The proposed ...

Calling someone an independent contractor is not enough to make them one in a legal sense. If the government determines a worker was misclassified, the business may face: Historically, a more flexible ...

There are many paths to entrepreneurship, and for some aspiring business owners, becoming an independent contractor is a natural first step. But what exactly is an independent contractor, and how do ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NEXSTAR) – A new California law that reclassifies millions of independent contractors as employees seek to offer workers more benefits but it’s coming under new scrutiny. “Uber and ...

Gentry Salon & boutique owner and hairstylist, Bree Gentry, helps people look their best. Lately she's been inundated with payroll agencies telling her she needs to put her stylists on payroll due to ...

Earlier this month, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) filed an opening brief in its appeal against California’s AB 5 independent contractor law that effectively bans the ...

I’m a proud veteran of the United States Army who relocated to San Diego during the COVID-19 pandemic and fell in love with what the community has to offer. Unfortunately, economic uncertainty, a ...