Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court
Jan. 15, 2021
Dynamex is retroactive, state Supreme Court rules
The question has been a subject of debate since Dynamex established the “ABC” test as California’s standard for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor.
The state Supreme Court settled a contentious question about a landmark employment decision Thursday, when all seven justices unanimously clarified the 2018 opinion in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court does apply retroactively.
The question has been a subject of debate since Dynamex established the "ABC"...
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