That is correct. I'm W2. Since we spoke last, there's another employee in Las Vegas who has confirmed he's not having any CA tax removed from his paycheck. The company is small, roughly 15-20 people, so they run payroll through ADP. They are still learning when it comes to out-of-state workers.
They originally started me as an hourly/clock-in employee, but quickly found out that, because of the time difference, I was working into what California considers overtime evening hours. On my first week I didn't even have 40 hours, but 15% of them were paid out as overtime due to these rules. I hate having to clock in so I convinced them to put me on salary.
In addition, the time off plan is horrible. It's earned PTO, but only 1.5 days after the first year. I didn't find this out until after I was hired. They insisted it was in place because of CA law that said you have to pay accrued hours to people even when they only work there a few months and quit. They're telling me they'll be very lenient with off-book time off when I need it, so I'll have to wait and see.
It's better to have work than none at all, and in my field, it's very hit or miss.
Thanks for looking out @NCperson!
