Category: ABC
This Week at The Ninth: Class Certification and Misclassification
From JDSupra, James Sigel discusses a recent case in which the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said…
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to California’s Independent Contractor Law
From JDSupra, David Cheng reports on the United States Supreme Court’s decision to not review a lower…
Time to Adapt: U.S. Supreme Court Declines Review of California Assembly Bill No 5
From JDSupra, Marc Blubaugh discusses the United States Supreme Court’s decision to decline to review whether California’s independent…
Just Trucking Along: New Jersey Federal Court Rules Truck Drivers Were Misclassified as Independent Contractors
From JDSupra, Emily Bordens and MaryJane Dobbs discuss a recent decision that said that drivers were misclassified…
Solicitor General Recommends that the Supreme Court Not Hear the Appeal that the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act Preempts California’s AB5
The Solicitor General of the United States filed a brief with the United States Supreme Court…
The ABC Test At Issue Before NJ Supreme Court: What Does A “Place of Business” Mean For Unemployment Law
From JDSupra, Mark Tabakman discusses a pending case in New Jersey which will address what it means…
PA Worker Misclassification Task Force Releases Annual Report with 15 Unanimous Recommendations for General Assembly
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) task force on Misclassification of Employees sumitted its annual…
Dispute Over Gig Drivers’ Independent Contractor Status Being Fought on All Fronts in Massachusetts
From JDSupra, Jeffrey Fritz and Joshua Nadreau discuss the fight over the status of gig drivers as…
Is the U.S. Supreme Court About to Dive Into the Independent Contractor Misclassification Field?
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses the possibility that the United States Supreme Court will consider whether the…
Costco Wins Independent Contractor Case: Is The Tide (Hopefully) Changing?
From JDSupra, Mark Tabakman discusses a recent case which turned, in part, on the court’s finding that…
Supreme Court Seeks Solicitor General Input on Preemption Challenge to California’s AB 5
From JDSupra, Alexander Chemers and Robert Roginson report that the United States Supreme Court has asked the…
Was Mary Poppins an Employee Under California’s ABC Test?
From The National Law Review, Vanessa C. Krumbein raises the question as to whether Mary Poppins would be…
