Category Archives: ABC Test

July 2023 California Employment Law Notes

We invite you to review our newly-posted July 2023 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include: Enforcement of PAGA Carve Out Suggests Need For New Revisions To Arbitration Agreements PAGA Debt Not Dischargeable in Bankruptcy Distributors Not Liable For Unpaid Wages Of … Continue Reading

Exemption of Financial Professionals From ABC Test And Retroactive Application Are Constitutional

By Tony Oncidi on July 18, 2023 Posted in ABC Test, California Labor & Employment Law, California Labor Code, California Labor Code Section 2750, Independent Contractors, PAGA

Quinn v. LPL Fin. LLC, 91 Cal. App. 5th 370 (2023) Alleging misclassification, John Quinn brought a PAGA action on behalf of a class consisting of securities broker-dealers and investment advisers against his employer LPL Financial. Quinn brought the PAGA action prior to the enactment of AB 2257, which exempted the occupations identified in Quinn’s PAGA … Continue Reading

Gig Workers: 2, California: 0 in Ongoing Fight for Independent Contractor Status

By Tony Oncidi and David Gobel on May 8, 2023 Posted in ABC Test, Articles, California Labor & Employment Law, Employment Law Notes, Employment Policies, Independent Contractors

The long-running feud between California and the “gig economy” shows no sign of ending soon. On April 28, 2023, the State of California submitted a petition to the Ninth Circuit in Olson v. California, No. 21-55757 (9th Cir.), seeking review or a rehearing before a new panel of judges, after a Ninth Circuit panel in … Continue Reading

California Continues to Go to the Dogs

By Tony Oncidi and Dylan K. Tedford on March 30, 2022 Posted in ABC Test, Independent Contractors

On March 17, Rover—a digital application connecting pet owners with daily pet-care providers—argued to the Ninth Circuit that it should uphold a California federal judge’s finding that a dog-sitter was properly classified as an independent contractor. While maintaining that it passes the strict three-pronged “ABC test”—which we have reported on here, here, and here—Rover also … Continue Reading

November 2021 California Employment Law Notes

We invite you to review our newly-posted November 2021 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include: Ninth Circuit Resurrects California’s Anti-Arbitration Statute In-House Counsel’s Claim For Breach Of Oral Promise Of Contingency Fee Was Barred By Statute Employee Can Proceed With … Continue Reading

Newspaper Delivery Carriers May Be Employees Under Borello Independent Contractor Test

By Tony Oncidi on November 12, 2021 Posted in ABC Test, California Labor Code, Unfair Competition

Becerra v. The McClatchy Co., 2021 WL 4472625 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021) Newspaper home delivery carriers for The Fresno Bee sued for violation of the Unfair Competition Law for failure to pay their mileage expenses as required by Cal. Lab. Code § 2802. The Trial court determined the carriers were independent contractors and not employees and entered … Continue Reading

Governor Newsom Signs A Slew of New Employment Laws for 2022

As the 2021 legislative season came to a close, Governor Gavin Newsom signed numerous bills into law. From arbitration to workplace safety, these laws will impact employers across the state. We have summarized the most important ones for you here: Arbitration Arbitration fees will now need to be paid upon receipt of invoice unless the … Continue Reading

March 2021 California Employment Law Notes

By Tony Oncidi on March 19, 2021 Posted in ABC Test, ADA, California Labor & Employment Law, California Labor Code, CFRA, Class Actions, Disability, FEHA, FLSA, FMLA, Meal Periods and Rest Breaks, PAGA, Wage and Hour, Wrongful Termination

We invite you to review our newly-posted March 2021 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include: Trial Court Properly Dismissed Employee’s CFRA And Disability Discrimination Claims LAUSD Teacher Can Proceed With Claim For Disability Allegedly Caused By School’s Wi-Fi System Supreme … Continue Reading

Ninth Circuit Applies Dynamex Retroactively And Offers “Guidance”

By Tony Oncidi on March 19, 2021 Posted in ABC Test, California Labor & Employment Law

Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l, Inc., 986 F.3d 1106 (9th Cir 2021) Following the California Supreme Court’s answer in the affirmative to the certified question from the Ninth Circuit as to the retroactive effect of Dynamex Ops. W. Inc. v. Superior Court, 4 Cal. 5th 903 (2018), the Ninth Circuit in this opinion amended and reissued its … Continue Reading

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