Category: California
Judge Strikes Down California’s Prop 22 – Will Gig Companies Need to Classify App-Based Drivers as Employees?
From JDSupra, Richard Meneghello discusses the recent decision by a California judge that said that Proposition 22 was…
Zimmer Settles Employee Misclassification Class Action for $7.3M
From Orthopedics This Week, Kim Delmonico reports on the preliminary approval of a settlement of claims that…
If The Signing’s Not Real, Don’t Count On Appeal
From JDSupra, Joshua Rodine and Michelle Zakarian discuss a recent case in California in which the court did…
Ride-Sharing Industry Prevails, While Trucking Industry has More Legal Work to do:
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses two cases this month — in one of them, Lyft drivers were required…
Schrödinger’s Cat? Ninth Circuit Disrupts Trucking Industry with Contractor Misclassification Ruling
From JDSupra, Todd Lebowitz discusses the recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that the…
Surprise! Federal Proposal Would Require States to Adopt California’s ABC Contractor Classification Test for Unemployment Purposes
From JDSupra, Benjamin Ebbink, Usama Kahf and John Polso discuss a bill that focuses on improving the…
California’s Preemption Analysis Creates Circuit Split Making AB-5 Ripe for Supreme Court Review
From JDSupra, Penny Chen, Carter Norfleet, and Saman Rejali review the recent decision by the 9th Circuit…
9th Circuit Permits Enforcement Of AB 5 Against Interstate Motor Carriers
From JDSupra, Cary Palmer discusses the recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that said that…
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…
Employment Law Issues to Consider Before Including Work Made for Hire Clauses in Contractor Agreements
From JDSupra, Chandra Andrade, Nate Garhart, and Rebecca Stephens provide a terrific summary of the risks of…
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…
Ninth Circuit Upholds Arbitration Agreement, Holding That its Ban on Class Actions Did Not Prohibit Plaintiff from Seeking Public Injunctive Relief Under California Law
From JDSupra, King & Spalding discusses a case in which the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld…
