Navigating the Employee v. Independent Contractor Landscape in a Post-Dynamex World
3/25/19
By: Ariel Brotman
In a post-Dynamex world, hiring entities are finding it increasingly difficult to determine whether or not to classify a worker as an independent contractor or an employee.
On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued …
Independent Contractor Or Employee?
9/20/18
By: Marshall Coyle
The California Supreme Court has established an “ABC test” that could make it extremely difficult for the state’s truckers to use independent contractors. In Dynamex Operations West Inc. v. Charles Lee, (Case S222732, April 30, 2018) the …
California’s New Independent Contractor Test
7/11/18
By: Christine Lee
On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, No. S222732, in which the Court adopted an extremely broad view of workers who will be …
Independent Contractor vs Employee Status in the Gig Economy
5/31/18
By: Daniel Walsh
As recently noted by FMG’s Connor Bateman, Courts across the country are now reexamining coverage issues stemming from auto insurance policies held by drivers working with Transportation Network Companies (“TNCs”) such as Lyft and Uber.
In …