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Expert Advice

Dec. 1, 2013

Keep Your House(hold) in Order

Legal obligations abound for hiring domestic help.

What do a Saudi princess, Nicholas Cage, and Sharon Stone have in common? They've all been on the wrong side of a lawsuit filed by their domestic employees.

Though wealthy individuals with household workers may not think of themselves as "employers," California certainly does. In fact, householders - well-heeled or not - must comply with a complex web of state and federal employment laws if they wish to prevent costly litigation and nasty publicity. And their attor...

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