Category: ABC
Ninth Circuit Joins California Court of Appeal in Rejecting FAAAA Preemption of AB 5 as Applied to Motor Carriers
From JDSupra, Amy Patton and Tyler Runge discuss the decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…
9th Circuit says AB5 is Not Preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA)
In CTA V. Rob Bonta, No. 20-55107, D.C. No.3:18-cv-02458- BEN-BLM, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed…
Independent Contractors Denied Class Action Status Under the Dynamex ABC Test
From JDSupra, Alison Tsao discusses a California Court of Appeal’s case in which the court did not…
The PRO Act Does not Need a Fix to Protect Freelancers like Me, but the Worker Flexibility Act Might
From Daily Kos, CanAmLefty argues that the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (the “PRO Act”) only…
PRO Act And ABC Test: No One Knows What The Effects Will Be
From Forbes, Erik Sherman provides an outstanding discussion of the possible effects of the Protecting the Right to…
FAQs, Myths & Facts About Anti-Independent Contractor Laws and the ABCs
The American Society of Journalists and Authors discusses the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (the “PRO…
No, The PRO Act Wouldn’t “Kill” Freelancing
From Labor Law Lite, Brandon Magner discusses the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (the “PRO Act”)…
Employer-Friendly Independent Contractor Test is on the Chopping Block
From JDSupra, Meredith Dante, Jessica Federico and Mary O’Brien discuss the United States Department of Labor’s (“DOL”)…
PRO Act Would Upend U.S. Labor Laws for Non-Union and Unionized Employers Alike
From JDSupra, Maury Baskin, Kevin Burke, Michael Lotito, and Alan Model discuss some of the key provisions…
A Resurrected PRO Act Could Pay Dividends For Big Labor This Time Around
From JDSupra, Steven Bernstein and Todd Lyon discuss the key aspects of the Protecting the Right to…
MA: Workers, Without Whom Company Would Cease to Exist, Are Not Outside the Usual Course of Company’s Business
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein reports on a Massachusetts case in which the court applied Massachusetts’ ABC test…
Worker Classification “ABC Test” is Retroactive, Per CA Supreme Court
From JDSupra, Monte Grix discusses the recent case by the California Supreme Court that said that the…












