Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment,
California Supreme Court
May 8, 2018
Unanswered questions after employee classification ruling
The simplicity of the employee classification test recently announced by the state high court is something of a double-edged sword.
Gina M. Roccanova
Principal
Jackson Lewis PC
labor & employment
Phone: (510) 808-2010
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Univ of Michigan Law School
Gina has more than 20 years of experience in both the public and private sectors and brings a practical, problem-solving orientation to her work in negotiations, counseling, investigations, litigation, arbitration, and training.
On April 30, the California Supreme Court dramatically narrowed the scope of who can qualify as an independent contractor under the state's wage orders. The new test for determining who is an employee -- known as the "ABC Test" -- is indeed almost as simple as A-B-C, but it is a standard many employers will find impossible to meet. The 82-page ruling has the potential to disrupt many business practices of employers.
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