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It is common today for more and more businesses to hire freelancers instead of full or part-time employees. Hiring a freelancer, often referred to as an independent contractor, can make sense both financially and from a general business standpoint. Some of the benefits […]
“I don’t care about tax savings. I want to pay the IRS more than what I actually owe,” said no business owner ever.Let’s face it – becoming knowledgeable about tax saving tips and implementing tax minimization strategies can be some of the […]
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The California Supreme Court has handed down a ruling on the issue of work break policies that will affect employers statewide.
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What you do when a major national department store engages in corporate theft and takes all of your art designs, decides to commercialize your work, without your knowledge, and then makes a ton of money selling its own products?
Just […]
The FLSA provides an exemption from both minimum wage and overtime requirements for employees employed as “white collar” employees, namely, executive, administrative, professional, and outside sales employees, as well as certain employees in computer-related occupations.
To qualify for […]
California labor laws are notoriously difficult to follow and despised by business owners and employers across the state. With […]
One of the top questions that arises for U.S. defendants making settlement payments to nonresident aliens or foreign noncitizens is how the settlement payment should be taxed and whether any amounts should be withehld from it. Every day defendants settle cases without withholding […]
If you are an author or writer, and have been approached with a publishing agreement by a publisher, literary agent, or other publishing company, then congratulations – you’ve accomplished what every writer aspires to achieve, and could be facing one of the most […]