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Tag: 2018 Dynamex decision

AB 1561 Makes Important Changes to California’s ABC Test for Independent Contractors

September 30, 2021   7:28 pmSeptember 30, 2021   8:02 pm
On September 30, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1561 (Labor and Employment Committee), which amends four provisions of AB 2257 (Gonzalez, 2020 Session), which is California’s law on the proper classification of independent contractors and the...
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Applying Dynamex Retroactively Is Fundamentally Unfair

September 22, 2021   4:05 pmSeptember 22, 2021   5:07 pm
With this week’s federal appellate court decision, we can clearly see the fundamental unfairness of the retroactive application of the California Supreme Court’s Dynamex decision on classifying workers as employees or independent contractors. On Monday, September 20, the U.S. Court...
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AB 5 Exemption Bill For Seasonal Live Theater Workers Given New Committee Assignment

March 8, 2021   2:52 pm
An Assembly bill that would fracture AB 5 worker classifications by adding an exemption for seasonal live theater workers was assigned to the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee over the weekend. Assembly Bill 1227, authored by Marc Levine (D –...
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Prop. 22 SEIU Lawsuit Should be Rejected by Courts

January 24, 2021   11:12 amJanuary 25, 2021   5:37 pm
With the adoption of Proposition 22 by 58% of California voters on November 3, a new employment designation was created in California law for “app-based drivers.” Prop. 22 was placed on the ballot after Assembly Bill 5 was passed in 2019...
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California Supreme Court Rules Dynamex Decision Is Retroactive

January 15, 2021   7:02 amJanuary 15, 2021   7:05 am
On January 14, the California Supreme Court ruled unanimously that its landmark Dynamex decision instituting the “ABC Test” for worker classification is retroactive. The high court wrote, “In concluding that the standard set forth in Dynamex applies retroactively — that...
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CA Supreme Court Undermines Independent Worker Test Ruling it Retroactive

January 15, 2021   2:25 amJanuary 16, 2021   10:35 am
On Thursday the California Supreme Court ruled that the “ABC” test for finding independent contractors and workers under the AB 5 law is now to be considered retroactive. Under AB 5, the ABC test, first clarified in the 2018 Dynamex...
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