On Monday night, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 2257 (AB2257), a clean-up bill to Assembly Bill 5 (AB5). Under AB 2257, musicians, fine artists, freelance writers, photographers, and translators
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Musicians Reach Deal on AB5 Exemption
Written by Sharon Shaoulian
California’s music industry finally came to an agreement with lawmakers on pending amendments to California’s Assembly Bill 5 (AB5). The amendments would provide relief
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Preserving Your Franchise System in the Face of California’s AB5 — Webinar November 20, 2019
How will AB-5 impact franchise relationships in California? What steps can franchisors take to best protect their interests in California in a post-Dynamex, post AB-5 landscape? These are some of
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Proposition 22 Survives: App-Based Rideshare and Delivery Companies May Continue to Properly Classify Drivers as Independent Contractors in California!
In a substantial win for app-based rideshare and delivery companies, the California Supreme Court unanimously upheld California Proposition 22 as constitutional on July 25, 2024.
California Ballot Initiative Proposition
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The EDD is aggressively pursuing unemployment tax audits aimed at evaluating potential independent contractor misclassification. Presumably due to the overwhelming financial burden the pandemic imposed, the EDD is pursuing these
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Think back pre-Covid, the end of 2019, a law was set to take effect in California that banned mandatory arbitration, and imposed criminal penalties on employers for mandating arbitration. This
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What to Expect from a Biden/Harris Administration
When it comes to employment laws, where California goes, the rest of the country often follows. Now that we have a Vice President from the golden state, we can certainly
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The Passage of Prop 22 and Future Aftershocks to Come From It
On November 3, 2020, California voters passed Proposition 22, an exemption from AB5 for app-based drivers and couriers who use personal vehicles/transportation to provide on-demand services. As detailed in
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Several Trend-Setting New California Laws Challenged in Court (Updated 1/13/20)
California is known for new employment laws that then trickle out to the east coast, the northwest, and eventually nationwide. Think back to the mandate for sexual harassment prevention training
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AB-5 (The Law Eviscerating California Employers’ Ability to Hire Contractors) — Blog Post Updated January 4, 2020 is Still Alive and Well
If you were hoping that AB-5 (the CA statute codifying the ABC standard into widespread law) would be held invalid, enjoined, or would just fall off a cliff, it is
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