I employed a California resident, so now I’m subject to its regulations

Re:I employed a California resident, so now I’m subject to i... by jleyank on Thursday April 28, 2022 @02:13PM (#31196077)

Without a valid work visa, they might not even let you (Canadian going to us) into the country. We’ve had salesman turned back when doing training cuz the border guards thought a fee was involved. Sales support was ok.

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Re:I employed a California resident, so now I’m subject to i... by mgbmtl on Thursday April 28, 2022 @03:39PM (#31197242)

Yep you have to be very careful in how you express your intent.

I had a friend turned back because he said "the client pays me", when he actually meant "the client pays my company, and my company pays me" (he had an incorporated 1-person company, not freelancer).

When I was purely freelancer, I would say "I'm going to see a client, but it's only social, I'm not paid". Customs would frown, but let me pass. I've even had an agent argue "so you have nothing else to do on a weekday, and your work-friend either?" to which I said "yep, we're computer nerds", and he let me pass.

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