COVID-19 in the Workplace for Small Employers

Our lives have all dramatically changed since March 11, 2020 when the World Health Organization declared that the spread of the novel coronavirus, which causes a condition called COVID-19 was a pandemic an instituted recommendation to stop…

The Paycheck Fairness Act: What Does It Mean for California Employers and Employees

The headlines glared on March 27, 2019, as the House passed a long-awaited bill titled The Paycheck Fairness Act (“PFA”).  The bill was intended to strengthen protections against gender-based wage discrimination. However, there is no…

Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles: Is it Really the Big Bad Boogeyman of Business in California?

  Can you be an independent contractor today in California?  On April 30, 2019, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles that changed the landscape for hiring consults…