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AB 5
https://soundcloud.com/capimpactca/ab-5 AB 5 was enacted into law on September 18th of 2019 as Chapter 296 and its provisions went into effect on January 1, 2020. In Section 1 of the…
Workers’ Compensation Law Prof Blog
Gig Battles Roll On in Midst of Covid-19 and Uncle Sam to the Rescue
According to the New York Times, platform companies continue to battle AB-5 in California, “investing tens of millions of dollars in a November ballot initiative that would effectively exempt them…
Workers’ Compensation Law Prof Blog
Workers’ Compensation Protected by Potential for Arbitration Swarm?
Last month, DoorDash made news when thousands of the company’s worker-“Dashers” decided to pursue misclassification claims in arbitration, one-by-one, a concept known as “swarming.” (Companies appear to be popping up…
Gig Employer Blog
It’s All-AB-5, All-The-Time, As The California Legislature Returns
After reviewing the 2,203 pieces of proposed legislation introduced in the California legislature by the February 21 deadline, it’s obvious that one issue will dominate debate in the 2020 session:…
Aliant Blog
PAGA Lawsuits Jeopardize Personal Assets
By Jacob Stein
The Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) authorizes disgruntled employees to recover civil penalties on behalf of themselves, other employees, and the State of California. PAGA was originally enacted to help…
21st Century Taxation
AB 5 Alternative or How Business Owners Can Better Spend $800 Per Year
In September 2019, California enacted a new worker classification approach called the ABC test (AB 5 - see Oct 2019 post). Basically, AB 5 starts with the presumption that all…
Gig Employer Blog
Judge Forces Instacart To Reclassify Workers As Employees – But Not This Instant
Judge Forces Instacart To Reclassify Workers As Employees – But Not This Instant Gig economy company Instacart lost the latest round of its misclassification battle in San Diego yesterday, as…
Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
January 2020 Independent Contractor Misclassification and Compliance Law News Update
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
While selected states are in the midst of trying to crack down on independent contractor misclassification, the federal government is trying to clear a path and clarify the tests for…
California Workplace Law Blog
AB 5 Under Fire in 2020
Assembly Bill 5 (“AB 5”), feared by some to be the death of independent contractor relationships in California, faces a growing number of lawsuits. Organizations representing three industries have filed…
Workers’ Compensation Law Prof Blog
Federal Judge Denies Injunctive Relief in Case Challenging California’s AB 5
In a 24-page decision that went much as I expected, a Federal district judge in the Central District of California concluded that California Assembly Bill 5 2019 (AB 5) was…