


Are Household Employees Independent Contractors?
“Worker classification” refers to whether a worker is classified as an employee or an independent contractor for federal and state employment tax purposes. Employers need to recognize the difference between these two classifications, because the employer’s...
Los Angeles Minimum Wage Increase
The second largest city in the country voted yesterday to increase wages for its lowest-paid workers to $15 an hour by 2020. The Los Angeles minimum wage increase was passed by a 14-1 vote in the City Council. Other major cities to pass minimum wage increases recently...
Paid Sick Leave in California Begins July 1st
Also known as the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, the new law requires all employers – including household employers – to provide paid sick leave in California to all employees beginning on July 1, 2015. The law provides that an employee who works in...