Category: Employment Employees or Independent Contractors? An Analysis of the Employment Status of Household Workers TASA ID: 2343 The question of whether a nanny or any other domestic worker is an employee or an independent contractor is one that can sometimes have gray areas. Nannies are probably the most cut-and-dried; in almost all cases under both federal and California law, nannies are employees. For other types of household workers, such as housekeepers, it may be more difficult to say. Read more
Category: Employment Check, Please: The Importance of Background Checks To Avoid Negligent Hiring TASA ID: 1343 Employee background checks have become increasingly popular with business owners and HR professionals, and with good reason. Read more
Category: Employment Calculating The Cost Of Childcare TASA ID: 2343 Calculating the cost of childcare in divorce proceedings can be a complicated endeavor. And if all the costs are not included in the analysis, your client could lose out on a substantial amount of money. Read more
Category: e-Discovery The Secrets of E-Discovery Vendor Pricing TASA ID: 4285 . . . we must address the inconsistencies in pricing across the industry and share ways to avoid the few disreputable bad apples that have contributed to the misgivings placed on vendors. I hope that lifting the veil on pricing dynamics will help to increase the transparency between service providers and the legal professionals we serve. Read more
Category: Construction Construction Trench Collapse Cases Require Knowledge and Experience with OSHA TASA ID: 3062 Trench collapses (a.k.a. cave-ins) are one of the most feared construction accidents in the underground utility and site-work construction industry. The very thought of being buried alive and crushed by the soil is horrifying, and cave-ins often result in death or serious injury. Read more
