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Businesses Should Prepare for AB 5 to Rewrite Worker Classification Law

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9.16.19

In his byline article for the Daily Journal titled “Business: prepare for AB 5 to rewrite worker classification law,” San Diego Partner James C. Fessenden reviews the recent developments in California independent contractor law, focusing on the recent passage of Assembly Bill 5. James breaks down the ABC test from the Dynamex decision and examines how AB 5 raises the bar to unprecedented heights. He encourages companies that do business in the state to analyze their relationships with business vendors carefully to ensure compliance with the new law, for misclassification of these workers can result in significant exposure.

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