Once again, I awoke to an article in Law360 about a California caregiver placement business, and its owners, facing over $4.4 million in citations from the state Labor Commissioner for misclassifying 144 caregivers as independent contractors. Last year, I wrote about the California Labor Commissioner citing the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC and three janitorial contractors…
Category: Independent Contractors
Misclassifying Independent Contractors, As Contracted Labor and Otherwise
The California Labor Commissioner recently cited the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC and three janitorial contractors more than $2 million for misclassifying 155 janitors as independent contractors at its Half Moon Bay hotel. The citations include $1.9 million in wages and penalties payable to the affected workers. The state found that Ritz-Carlton had hired out…