Category Archives: Independent Contractors

Independent Contractors, Insurance, Workers' Compensation, Yrulegui & Roberts

HOME HEALTH CARE PLACEMENT AGENCIES IN CALIFORNIA CITED FOR MISCLASSIFYING WORKERS

Posted on by Joseph Yrulegui

On September 28, 2022, the State of California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) announced citations against home health care placement agencies for misclassifying workers. Altogether, the employers will be required to pay more than $1.8 million in financial penalties. More than five dozen workers were affected by the misclassification. The improper classification of employees is […]

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AB 5, Independent Contractors, Workers' Compensation, Yrulegui & Roberts

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION DEFENSE IN CALIFORNIA: INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND THE ABC TEST

Posted on by Joseph Yrulegui

In recent years, California has significantly tightened its regulations on the use of independent contractors. Unlike an employee, an independent contractor is not entitled to no-fault workers’ compensation insurance coverage. However, an employer cannot simply choose who is classified as an employee and who is classified as an independent contractor. In this blog post, our […]

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