Archive for Ninth Circuit

The Beginning of the End for California’s Independent Contractor Law AB 5?

California’s strict independent contractor law known as AB 5 – which prohibits businesses from classifying a worker as an independent contractor unless they can pass all three prongs of the stringent “ABC Test” – may soon be a thing of the past. On March 17, 2023, the Ninth…

Federal Court Reinstates Ban on Employment Arbitration Agreements in California – For Now

In 2019, AB 51 is Passed As readers of this blog know, in 2019 the California legislature passed AB 51, a new law that added Section 432.6 to the California Labor Code.  This new statute made it illegal for an employer to require an applicant or employee, as…