Assembly Bill 5: Guilds Issue Joint Statement Advocating for Continued Use of Loan-Outs

By Alan J. Epstein, Daniel P. Hoffer & Ilia Katz on October 11, 2019

This Article is part of a series monitoring developments with regard to California Assembly Bill 5 and its impact on the entertainment industry. California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law Assembly Bill 5 (“AB5” or the “Bill”), which redefines the distinction between an employee and an independent contractor. AB5 is primarily targeted at gig economy companies such as Uber and Grubhub, whose workers had been classified as independent contractors up to this point. Proponents…

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Walking the Line with Influencers: How to Satisfy the FTC without Your Influencers Becoming Employees in California

By Amy Mudge, Melissa Landau Steinman & Daniel P. Hoffer on May 16, 2018

In light of a new California decision interpreting California’s wage and hour law, brand companies should take a careful look at their influencer compliance programs not only for FTC compliance, but also potential employment law consequences. How a company establishes and maintains influencer compliance can potentially convert the influencer from an independent contractor to an employee. We know the FTC’s view is that it takes a village to ensure influencers disclose any material connection to…

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Assembly Bill 5: Guilds Issue Joint Statement Advocating for Continued Use of Loan-Outs

Walking the Line with Influencers: How to Satisfy the FTC without Your Influencers Becoming Employees in California

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