<story><title>I employed a California resident, so now I’m subject to its regulations</title><url>https://ccleve.com/p/dont-hire-remote-employees-living</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>zenlikethat</author><text>So OP wanted to become an employer but had no idea what being an employer actually entailed or did any basic research into things like the fee to do business in California. Got it.&lt;p&gt;Not that Cali’s system is awesome but give me a break, OP jumps into having W2s yet complains that Congress needs to pass laws and no one should hire in CA?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>ccleve</author><text>I was fully aware that being an employer means filing all employer-related paperwork, withholding, unemployment insurance, and dealing with various employment-related regulations, and I did that.&lt;p&gt;I was not aware that hiring a remote employee there required that my business file an &lt;i&gt;income&lt;/i&gt; tax return, which is completely unrelated to employment. My income is none of California&amp;#x27;s damn business if I don&amp;#x27;t sell anything there and have no other nexus with the state.&lt;p&gt;Plus, no other state has California&amp;#x27;s absurd franchise fee, even for small businesses with zero revenue.</text></comment>
<story><title>I employed a California resident, so now I’m subject to its regulations</title><url>https://ccleve.com/p/dont-hire-remote-employees-living</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>zenlikethat</author><text>So OP wanted to become an employer but had no idea what being an employer actually entailed or did any basic research into things like the fee to do business in California. Got it.&lt;p&gt;Not that Cali’s system is awesome but give me a break, OP jumps into having W2s yet complains that Congress needs to pass laws and no one should hire in CA?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>cscurmudgeon</author><text>When people complain about monopolies, remember applying the same set of onerous regulations on a company like Amazon and this guy with a one employee startup favors the large companies by orders of magnitude more.&lt;p&gt;When only the rich and powerful can start companies, it is not a fair world.</text></comment>