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Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment,
California Supreme Court

Jul. 10, 2019

Storms on the horizon after high court’s Dynamex ruling

In early 2018, the California Supreme Court changed the way California businesses approach the use of independent contractors as part of their workforce, and made it more difficult for workers to maintain an independent contractor relationship with California businesses.

Irene Scholl-Tatevosyan

Associate
Nixon Peabody LLP

Email: itatevosyan@nixonpeabody.com

Irene is a labor and employment attorney and a complex commercial litigator. She represents employers and other clients in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies such as the National Labor Relations Board.

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Benjamin J. Kim

Partner
Nixon Peabody

Email: bkim@nixonpeabody.com

Benjamin is a partner in the firm's Labor & Employment group and member of its Occupational Safety & Health (OSHA) practice. He represents clients in a range of industries in employment and labor matters in both federal and state court litigation. He also counsels employers on a wide variety of employment issues.

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Alicia C. Anderson

Counsel
Nixon Peabody LLP

Email: acanderson@nixonpeabody.com

Alicia focuses her practice on employment litigation, counseling and commercial litigation. She represents businesses in federal and state court and before the NLRB and administrative agencies.

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Storms on the horizon after high court’s Dynamex ruling
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In early 2018, the California Supreme Court drastically changed the test for whether workers should be classified as employees or independent contractors, overturning nearly 30 years of precedent. In Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles, the court changed the way California businesses approach the use of independent c...

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