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Labor/Employment,
Government

Dec. 15, 2020

Gig workers still on agenda as Legislature plots 2021

Assembly Kevin Kiley, R-Rocklin, wrote a bill, AB25, to undo Dynamex Inc. v. Superior Court, the basis of the ABC worker classification test enshrined in AB 5. Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, author of AB 5, said she would likely introduce another bill aimed at gig economy companies.

As it does nearly every year, the California Legislature will dive into labor law again in 2021. These fights could concern the pandemic, renewed battles over college athletes and the contractor versus employee classification question

At the center of the debate will remain Dynamex Operations West Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles<...