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Thursday, October 03, 2019Classifying Employees: New Test Signed Into Law
Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation placing in law the test for determining when a worker is an independent contract as outlined in a California Supreme Court decision last year. AB 5 (Gonzalez; D-San Diego) codifies the “ABC” test adopted by the California Supreme Court in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles. AB 5 and its exemptions go into effect on January 1, 2020. Much of the talk surrounding AB 5 has focused on the impact the “ABC” test will have on gig
