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…
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…
It was only 8 months ago that the California Supreme Court announced its bombshell ruling in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court and announced the new test for determining when a worker was an employee or independent contractor. This new test was dubbed the “ABC Test” because, for a…
In yet another example of the challenges and difficulties involved in using independent contractors, today the Ninth Circuit ruled in Ruiz v. Affinity Logistics that delivery drivers for Affinity are employees rather than independent contractors. In reaching this decision, the Ninth Circuit reversed the lower court’s ruling which concluded…