the California Legislature introduced roughly 30 bills seeking to either amend or repeal AB 5 — and over the course of the session, that number dropped to one. Assembly Bill 2257 (AB 2257) was the only bill left standing, and Governor Gavin Newsom signed it into law on September 4, 2020...
California's AB5 has been law in the state for 5 years, but legal challenges affecting trucking are still ongoing.
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Over the last few months there have been rumblings in the freelance community about California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), a bill passed by the California legislature that, in theory, hopes to create clearer definitions between employees and independent contractors. But what was initially meant as a...
In 2019, California's AB-5 law introduced the ABC test to determine independent contractor status, potentially reclassifying many as employees and stripping them of their flexibility. In response, gig economy companies propelled Proposition 22, exempting them from AB-5 if they provided c...
On September 10, by a vote of 29–11, the California Senate passed legislation known as AB 5 – a law codifying the "ABC test" from the landmark Dynamex v. Superior Court case, 4. Cal. 5th 903 (2018), to determine whether a service provider is an independent contractor or employee....
the full scope of AB 5 and its various exemptions, which are complex and specific, remain to be fully explored and potentially litigated. AB 5 is still very much a fluid statute, and California hiring entities should obtain appropriate guidance to ensure compliance with the newly-enacted l...
New Law!- Effective 01/01/2021 companies with 5 employees or more will be required to provide training to both supervisory and non-supervisory employees within 6 months of them assuming their new position (SB 1343). California AB 1825 Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors ...
The California Legislative Women’s Caucus & Future of Abortion Council introduced alengthy package of 17 billsearlier in 2023 on “Reproductive Justice & Abortion Rights.” These are the 10 bills signed into law by Gov. Newsom: AB 254 (Bauer-Kahan) Adds CMIA/HIPAA protections for data collect...
AB5 could be significant. “California is in many cases the bellwether of what’s going to happen across the rest of the country.” Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren earlier this month released a sweeping labor proposal, including adapting California’s ABC law as the fede...