One of the main questions for business owners should always be the legality surrounding independent contractors.
One of the main questions for business owners should always be the legality surrounding independent contractors. Concerns over employee misclassification have come to a head and California has passed Assembly Bill 5). It turns app-based workers and freelancers into full-fledged employees. The bill states that the burden of proof for classification is on the employer and once properly classified, the worker must receive the same pay and benefits as everyone else.