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Thanks for all the replies. Regarding the classification of an employee unless the employer can establish "(B) that the worker performs work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity’s business", does anyone know if the worker performs some work that is outside of the usual course of...

"Wow, you really do not understand what is going on at all do you? You don't understand that you have potentially (or actually) been breaking the law for many years and that your state (CA) has finally become fed up with it and has put measures in place to force you to honor the law."...

There is Payroll HR guy's #17, A,B,C,D.E.F and there's: (A) that the worker is free from the control and direction of the hirer in connection with the performance of the work, both under the contract for the performance of such work (B) that the worker performs work that is outside the usual...

Thanks again, I have read it. I understand the employer has the burden of proof that the contractor shouldn't be an employee, I just need clarification on if the "bonified" business entity that I contract with performs work that is NOT outside the usual course of the (my company) business, in...

Thanks for all the replies, so, the law and consequences are untested, some entities "might" be considered to be "disregarded"; what is a small business supposed to do? If another business is in the software consulting business, as I am, I can't hire their services, I have to find someone to...

This law has seen courtrooms, and went to the calif supreme court

The subcontractor is a business entity, and has other clients

for some reason, I don't think that is what the law is about

California AB-5 law for independent contractors went into effect Jan 1, what if a sub-contractor that I use doesn't want to be an employee?

Thanks for the replies. Regarding "the drawing has to match. It can't be more or less than the description of the mark", do you know if the mark shows one font, and the specimen shows a bolder font, if that would materially alter the drawing, so as to make it unacceptable?

the trademark application got a reply "drawing does not match specimen". The 'drawing' is just a text word, but the 'specimen' was a screen shot of a web page where the word is used in a logo, to show commercial usage. The logo had been modified to look better than just a text word, so that's...

I have applied for a US trademark and received a reply stating, essentially, that the trademark name for the services on the web site doesn't appear to match with the services claimed in "applicant’s identification". I believe that means I put down the wrong classification number. I looked over...