AB 5 enshrined in law the California Supreme Court’s test for distinguishing employees from independent contractors. Voters could get a chance to dissolve California’s controversial worker classification law in 2022. Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin), one of the measure’s most ardent opponents in the Legislature, announced he will try to qualify a ballot initiative to repeal …
Fitness Studios in California, including those that provide training in yoga, strength conditioning and stationary bike classes, have for years flourished in California by using workers classified as independent contractors. In fact, fitness instructors working for studio owners should almost always be classified as employees. By misclassifying workers as independent contractors, many studio owners have …
Uber drivers in six major U.S. cities would receive paid holidays and health care benefits worth an average of $5,500 a year, plus thousands more in mileage reimbursement, if the company provided them with the same benefits as its full-time employees, according to a new NerdWallet study. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office ruled in June …
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Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.
