We invite you to review our newly-posted May 2023 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:
Unions, Legislature Dealt Yet Another Blow in AB 5 Appeal
Olson v. State of Cal., 62 F.4th 1206 (9th Cir. 2023)
In the latest in a string of defeats for the State of California, a Ninth Circuit panel unanimously held that AB 5 (the anti-independent contractor law) may violate the equal protection rights of independent contractor drivers and the gig companies that retain them. The panel found that the plaintiffs plausibly alleged that
City Of Redondo Beach’s Day Laborer Ordinance Is Unconstitutional
Comite de Jornaleros de Redondo Beach v. City of Redondo Beach, 657 F.3d 936 (9th Cir. 2011) (en banc)
In May 1987, the City of Redondo Beach adopted an ordinance that prohibits any person to “stand on a street or highway and solicit…employment, business, or contributions from an occupant of any motor vehicle.” In 2004, the city initiated the “Day Labor Enforcement Project” in