A U.S. District Court has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the state from applying AB 5, California’s new independent contractor law, to independent truck drivers. The case filed by the California Trucking Association (CTA) contends that AB 5, the bill that codified and expanded the “ABC test” adopted by the California Supreme Court ...
On January 12, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor published its Final Rule that would roll back the expansive interpretation of the joint employer test under the Fair Labor Standards Act promulgated four years ago by then-Wage and Hour Division Administrator David Weil. Under the Obama Administration’s interpretation, the “economic realities” of a business’s relationship ...
It’s that time once again for the annual summary of new California employment laws. The California Legislature was active as ever in 2019. 2,576 bills were introduced of which 1,042 bills made it to Governor Newsom’s desk. Of those, the Governor signed 870 bills and vetoed 172. Notably, Governor Newsom signed a number of bills ...