Martinez v. Combs

Join us for our virtual webcast at the Conference Board's DEI Global Conference on 12/7. We will be presenting on "Bridging the Gap between Goals and Outcomes in DEI." Learn More

Major Supreme Court Decision to Have Significant Effects on the Gig Economy

By Nicholas Starkman | May 23, 2018

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…