Labor/Employment,
California Supreme Court
Jul. 26, 2018
Recent cases could inform upcoming rulings on contract work
A test laid down by the California Supreme Court to identify contract workers will be a likely focus in upcoming lawsuits.
Photo company Shutterstock Inc.'s classification of workers as contractors fails a test laid down by the California Supreme Court, according to a proposed class action seeking lost wages and penalties.
In late April, the Supreme Court's decision in Dynamex Operations West Inc. v. Superior Court, 2018 DJDAR 3856 (April 30, 2018), affirmed the employee-presumptive "ABC test" as the state standard for classification.
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