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Fourth Circuit’s Steadfast ruling clarifies independent contractor status

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The majority of a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has upheld a finding that a medical staffing agency misclassified approximately 1,100 nurses as independent contractors and owed them...more

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Independent Contractors Denied Class Action Status Under the Dynamex ABC Test

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In a rare victory for employers, a California Court of Appeal in Wilson v. The La Jolla Group, 2021 WL 940283 (3/12/2021) affirmed the trial court’s denial of class certification of independent contractors’ wage and hour...more

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The ABC Test: California States and Localities Support Plaintiffs’ Appeal, Signal Aggressive Enforcement

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The fight over the scope of the “ABC test” for determining the status of workers under California state law continues unabated.  A series of court filings last week suggests that state and local officials may be gearing up to...more

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California Appellate Court Applies Dynamex Retroactively

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For a little over a year, California employers and courts have been wrestling with the impact of Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, 4 Cal.5th 903 (2018), which dramatically altered the independent contractor...more

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