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Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment,
California Supreme Court

May 1, 2018

State high court: in misclassification disputes, assume they are employees

In an opinion affirming the class certification of delivery drivers, the state Supreme Court has set a standard for distinguishing between workers who are employees and those who are independent contractors.

In an opinion affirming the class certification of delivery drivers, the state Supreme Court has set a standard for distinguishing between workers who are employees and those who are independent contractors.

According to attorneys involved in the case and those observing it, the affirmation of the employee-presumptive "ABC test" as the California standard for classification will have a far-reaching effect on hundreds of cases disput...

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