Sacramento Attorney Reviews Pending Legislation on Dynamex Ruling

In his bylined article for the Daily Journal titled “Will California pass legislation addressing the Dynamex ruling,” Sacramento Of Counsel Benjamin M. Ebbink looks at Assembly Bill 5, a proposed bill in California that would codify – and expand the reach of – the Dynamex Operations West v. Superior Court decision. Ben reviews the “ABC” test implemented by the Dynamex decision and compares it to AB 5. He explains that while Dynamex decision was limited to claims arising under the IWC Wage Orders, AB 5 states the test applies for both the IWC Wage Orders and the entire California Labor Code. The bill is currently pending in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

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