“Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street / Chicago, New York, Detroit and it’s all on the same street.” (Truckin’, the 1970 song by the Grateful Dead.)
Earlier this year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal ruled that California’s meal and rest break rules were unenforceable as to
Employers only have to read the following paragraph from JoeBiden.com to get an overall sense of what employment legal changes are likely under a potential Biden administration:
Yet employers steal about $15 billion a year from working people just by paying workers less than the minimum wage. On top of that, workers experience huge losses
2020 opens with numerous legal challenges to California’s new employment laws taking effect on January 1, 2020. The new laws targeted by business groups are AB 5, which makes it more difficult for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors, and AB 51, which prohibits employers from requiring mandatory arbitration agreements with employees. If this
The California legislature set its sights on limiting employers’ use of independent contractors in the gig economy, and it will have a dramatic impact for all employers. AB 5, which codifies the California Supreme Court’s ABC test for independent contractors as set forth in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles (2018)
I was fortunate to speak on a panel earlier this week on the “State of the Union: Exploring 2019 Labor Challenges” at the Financial Leadership Exchange for foodservice CFO’s and financial executives in Sun Valley, ID. As part of the exchange, and the panel I was on, there were a few overriding issues that were
The California legislature is setting its sights on limiting employers’ use of independent contractors in the gig economy. A California bill, AB 5, sets to codify the California Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Dynamex v. Superior Court. The bill passed the Assembly last week, and will need to be approved by both the Senate
This Friday’s Five is a video (see video below) that reviews the ABC test for independent contractors as set forth in the California Supreme Court’s ruling in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903. The five issues I discuss in the video include:
1) Part A of the test
A new decision, Garcia v. Border Transportation Group, LLC, analyzes the California Supreme Court’s decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, which changed the test for independent contractors under California law. In Border Transportation, Plaintiff Jesus Cuitalhuac Garcia filed the case against Border Transportation Group, LLC and its owners for
Regular readers of the blog probably know about my YouTube channel for the Employment Law Report. This Friday’s Five focuses on recent popular videos I’ve published covering employment law updates, best practices, and an interview with a restaurant consultant. Hope you enjoy the videos, and please subscribe to the channel to make sure you don’t
The California Supreme Court issued a monumental ruling this week regarding the test used in determining whether a worker can be classified as an independent contractor. In the case, Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, the plaintiff brought a class action complaint alleging five causes of action arising from Dynamex’s alleged misclassification of