Posts Tagged With: AB 5

Governor Newsom Signs AB 2257 Granting New and Expanded Exemptions to California’s Independent Contractor Law (AB 5)

September 8, 2020 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

As readers of this blog know, one year ago California’s Governor signed AB 5 into law, which mandated the “ABC Test” for determining whether a worker was an employee or an independent contractor. The signing of AB 5 into law was a watershed moment for California businesses and workers because the new “ABC Test” was… Read More

Governor Newsom Signs AB 5 and Codifies Dynamex’s “ABC Test” for Independent Contractors

September 19, 2019 by Jeffrey S. Sloan

On September 18, 2019, Governor Newsom signed AB 5 into law and, in the process, fundamentally changed the California economy by making it even harder for a business to qualify a worker as an independent contractor. The Dynamex Decision As readers of this blog know, in May 2018 the California Supreme Court, in its landmark… Read More

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