Sirmabekian Law Firm
Employee-side employment law firm handling wage-and-hour disputes, workplace discrimination and harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and employment class actions across California.
Employment attorneys in Burbank
Burbank project work: map hiring, supervision and payment before assessing unpaid compensation or contractor classification.
After a production ends, the paperwork may name a production company, payroll provider, on-set supervisor and contracting entity. Map those relationships before asking who owes wages or made a termination decision. The city’s Film Burbank resource (www.burbankca.gov) concerns filming permits, not a determination of every crew member’s employment relationship.
Keep engagement emails, project dates, call sheets, actual hours, payment records, overtime communications and contract versions. Explain who assigned tasks, controlled the work, supplied equipment and could decline an arrangement. A production’s familiar brand name should not collapse several entities into one assumed employer.
The state’s independent-contractor guidance (dir.ca.gov) says a label does not determine status; exceptions and other tests can require further analysis. Describe duties, agreements and any collective bargaining arrangement rather than treating a tax form as the answer.
Distinguish recovering past compensation from reviewing the next project agreement. The first needs a factual and payment history; the second needs terms still open to negotiation. Mention injuries, credits or rights in creative work separately so counsel can identify any additional expertise needed.
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Common questions
Does a 1099 end the classification question?
No label or tax form alone settles it. The actual relationship and applicable test matter, including any relevant exception for the work involved.
Does a film permit prove who owes wages?
It may identify project information, but does not decide employment responsibility. Review contracts, supervision, payments and entities together.