Category: California

It has been more than a year since the California Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles, setting forth a new test for determining whether a worker is properly classified as an independent contractor for wage order claims. As many commentators explained, the court significantly changed the legal landscape for California businesses by rejecting 30 years of precedent that not only interpreted independent contractor status, but that also offered guidance to businesses on how to properly classify workers. For more information, read on here.