I’ll have a more detailed write up after the holiday weekend. But the headline is that California’s much “discussed” AB 5 (the independent contractor law) is dead and AB 2257 is here instead. Don’t kid yourselves, the “ABC...
While everyone’s been paying attention to AB 5, the Legislature, agencies and courts have continued their work. Here are some quick takes. I’ll have some more in a couple of days. The U.S. DOL Re-Issues Regulations Regarding Overtime The Department of...
You may recall that earlier this year, the California Supreme Court held in Dynamex Ops. West v. Superior Court that “independent contractors” are treated as employees under the Industrial Wage Commission’s Wage Orders. unless they satisfy each...
Happy May Day, comrades. Yesterday, the California Supreme Court unanimously adopted the “ABC” test for independent contractor status in wage-hour law cases. That test has been around a while, but it’s new to California jurisprudence. The headline...
