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Labor/Employment,
California Supreme Court,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

May 8, 2019

How should companies deal with Dynamex retroactivity?

Approximately a year ago, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in the Dynamex case, upsetting the status quo employment status test that had been in place in California for nearly 30 years. Now the 9th Circuit has held that the ruling applies retroactively.

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Approximately a year ago, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in the Dynamex case, upsetting the status quo employment status test that had been in place in California for nearly 30 years. Now, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has weighed in, holding in $95

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