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Construction Law Update - First Quarter 2025

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GRSM’s Construction Group is pleased to publish the latest issue of our Construction Law Update, a quarterly take on trends of interest to design professionals, contractors, and developers throughout the country....more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

You Can’t Spell “Aggrieved Employees” Without an “I”: PAGA Claims Cannot be Headless

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In yet another attempt to avoid arbitration agreements, plaintiffs’ lawyers in the wake of the blockbuster court decisions in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana and Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc. began filing so-called...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

Gig Workers: 2, California: 0 in Ongoing Fight for Independent Contractor Status

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The long-running feud between California and the “gig economy” shows no sign of ending soon. On April 28, 2023, the State of California submitted a petition to the Ninth Circuit in Olson v. California, No. 21-55757 (9th...more

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California Wage and Hour Potpourri: Liquidated Damages, UCL Awards, Sick Leave Penalties, Rent in Waiting Time Penalties, and More

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Sometimes, a wage and hour decision touches upon several noteworthy issues, either addressing them for the first time, in new contexts, or serving as a good reminder on topics. ...more

Perkins Coie

Rare Employer Victory in CA Misclassification Case

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A unanimous three-judge panel reached a decision in the case of Bijon Hill v. Walmart. Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed that Walmart classified a freelance model, Bijon Hill, as an...more

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An Initial Threshold Test Is Not Required in Order to Apply the “ABC Test” in Dynamex

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An Initial Threshold Test Is Not Required in Order to Apply the “ABC Test” in Dynamex - Introduction - In the past few years, California employers and courts have grappled with the impact of Dynamex Operations West,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit Reversed Grubhub’s Victory on Independent Contractor Classification in Light of the Retroactive Application of...

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On Monday, the Ninth Circuit vacated a judgment for Grubhub, Inc. and against a former food delivery driver, Raef Lawson, who claimed that he was misclassified as an independent contractor when he performed food delivery...more

Snell & Wilmer

Not So Fast: California Judge Strikes Down Proposition 22, Finding That Rideshare and Delivery Drivers Are Employees—Not...

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The road to independent contractor status for rideshare and food delivery drivers working for companies like Uber, Lyft, and Grubhub in California has been neither smooth nor inexpensive. After spending more than $200 million...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Update on Key Issues for Motor Carriers Involving Independent Contractors

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This Holland & Knight Transportation Blog post provides an update on several developments of interest that impact motor carriers and their logistics operations. FMCSA Meal and Rest Break Rule Preempts California's "ABC...more

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California Trucking Industry Faces Continuing Legal Uncertainty After the California Court of Appeal Finds the Expanded AB 5 ‘ABC’...

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In the latest Chapter of the continuing saga of whether the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA) of 1994 preempts either California’s expanded Dynamex “ABC” test set forth in AB 5 or the recent statutory...more

White and Williams LLP

Is the Gig Up? Worker Misclassification in the Technology Age

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The legal issues underlying “worker misclassification” claims are hardly new. Worker wage claims asserting misclassification of a worker’s status under state and federal law have been around for decades. Similarly, state...more

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