Posts Tagged ‘ABC Test’
Pay Equity Implications of FLSA Worker Classification Rule Reversal
Earlier this year the Department of Labor (DOL) moved forward with its proposal to reverse a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) worker classification rule. The final rule, Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, was effectively withdrawn on May 5, before ever taking effect. In the Department’s explanation, it said “the Independent Contractor…
Read MoreFLSA Rule on Worker Classification to be Reversed
The Biden administration is making strides to reverse a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) final rule on worker classification that was signed into law by the Trump administration during its last days in office. The final rule, Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, was supposed to take effect on March 8, 2021,…
Read MoreAB2257 is Again Shifting How Workers are Classified as Independent Contractors or Employees
3 minute read AB 2257 is, alongside other legislation, changing the way employers can classify independent contractors and employees. Since the California legislature passed AB 5 last fall, independent contractors and employers in California have found themselves sorting through new regulations designed to offset the costly and illegal misclassification of employees. With Proposition 22 on…
Read MoreSan Francisco DA Cracks Down on DoorDash in New Complaint
In an explosive court filing on June 16, the District Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco alleged that the app-based delivery company DoorDash made a “calculated decision” to systematically flout California labor law. Under California Supreme Court precedent in a case known as Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court as well…
Read MoreMajor Supreme Court Decision to Have Significant Effects on the Gig Economy
The California Supreme Court has issued a decision that will have far reaching implications on how workers may be classified in the gig economy. In Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, the California Supreme Court clarified that a new test should be applied to how to classify workers in California —as either independent contractors…
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