Category: California
California Supreme Ct. to Decide if Dynamex Ruling Retroactive
From The National Law Review, David Prager of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. reports that the 9th…
California Legislature Moves Forward with Bill to Redefine Independent Contractor Relationships
From JDSupra, Michael Lotito, Bruce Sarchet, and Patrick Stokes provide an excellent review of the recent history…
Flurry Of Recent Developments On The Dynamex Front
From JDSupra, Benjamin Ebbink reports on recent developments relating to California Supreme Court’s decision in Dynamex including that…
IC miclassification: California bill advances; New Jersey releases report, signs tri-state agreement
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) reports that a bill to codify the ABC test for classifying workers has…
Ninth Circuit upholds arbitration provision testing the “outer limits” of what constitutes an enforceable arbitration agreement
From JDSupra, James Bogan III discusses a recent case with the “outer limits” of what is a…
California District Court says payday lender’s arbitration provision is unconscionable
From Lexology, Buckley LLP reports on a decision in which an arbitration was found to be unenforceable….
Phlebotomists Settle Misclassification Case
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses a recent case in which phlebotomists settled a claim alleging that they…
California Appeals Court Finds Arbitration Agreement with Independent Contractor Unenforceable
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein discusses a recent case in California in which an arbitration agreement was unconscionable…
Continued Employment Means Arbitration Acceptance, California Court Rules
From Lexology, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP discuss a recent case in which a court said that…
Ninth Circuit “Cleans House” In Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Decision By Holding ABC Test Applies Retroactively And Opining On Its Effect On Franchisors
From Mondaq, Christopher Wilkinson, Alexandra Stathopoulos and Carolina Garcia discuss a recent case in which the Ninth Circuit Court of…
Gig economy: California bill granting employee status passes assembly
From The Guardian, Kari Paul reports that the California assembly passed a bill that would formalize the…
California Gig Economy Employers Should Approach the Department of Labor’s Recent Opinion Letter With Caution
From JDSupra, Raymond Nhan and Rod Sorensen recommend that employers should not rely too heavily on the…
