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Hart Placement Agency cited for misclassifying 144 caregivers as contractors.

The California Labor Commissioner's Office (LCO) cited Hart Placement Agency Inc. and its principals, Annie Ghaw and Hartmann Ghaw, $4,423,450 total ($4,266,450 owed directly to workers) for misclassifying 144 caregivers as independent contractors across private homes in Los Angeles County from October 2022 through December 2024. The investigation found the employer required caregivers to obtain business licenses and register fictitious business names to disguise the employment relationship, while maintaining control over schedules, duties, and compensation, and instructed workers to falsify timesheets to conceal shifts exceeding 12 or 24 hours.

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