Labor/Employment
Jan. 8, 2020
AB 5: Worker classification
On Sept. 19, 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 into law, which officially adopted the "ABC test" articulated in the California Supreme Court's decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court as the method for determining whether a worker is properly classified as an independent contractor.
Sarju A. Naran
Hoge, Fenton, Jones & Appel Inc.Phone: (408) 287-9501
Email: sarju.naran@hogefenton.com
Ashlee N. Cherry
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel, Inc.
ashlee.cherry@hogefenton.com
On Sept. 19, 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 into law, which officially adopted the "ABC test" articulated in the California Supreme Court's decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court as the method for determining whether a worker is properly classified as an independent contractor. Through the enactment of AB 5, which took effect on Jan. 1, the ABC test applies not only to legal claims brought under Californ...
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