by D. Gregory Valenza | Sep 5, 2020
Background Between COVID and the many other “challenging times” we’ve faced in 2020, it’s easy to forget the big employment law developments that occurred just a year ago. So, a little refresher on AB 5 (here). You may recall that the...
by D. Gregory Valenza | Sep 4, 2020
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...
by D. Gregory Valenza | Sep 23, 2019
OK, let’s wrap up this long discussion of AB 5. The 2750.3(a)(2) / Wage Order 2 Gotcha Subdivision 2750.3(a)(2) says: any exceptions to the terms “employee,” “employer,” “employ,” or “independent contractor,” and any extensions of employer status or liability,...
by D. Gregory Valenza | Sep 22, 2019
Hello, again. I corrected some typos and tweaked a few things in Part 1, which you can read here. Apologies. I was going to cover AB 5 in two posts. But I decided to give the “business-to-business” section, subdivision 2750.3(e), its own post. So, I will...
by D. Gregory Valenza | Sep 19, 2019
OK, AB 5 was just signed into law. It’s very long. You can read it in final form here. First, some general comments. What we’re going to accomplish here (I hope) is to provide some guidance as to what the law covers, and what tools are required to...
