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AB5 Update: California Legislature Seeks Shake-Up of Gig Economy; Any Impact of CA Independent Contractor Laws on Franchisors Remains Unclear

By Michael Wertheim, Ashley M. Farrell Pickett, David W. Oppenheim & Mark Kemple on September 24, 2019

Posted in California, GT Alert, Independent Contractors

On Sept. 18, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) into law. AB5, effective Jan. 1, 2020, seeks to codify and clarify a California Supreme Court case (…
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2 Steps Forward, 1 Step Back: California Supreme Court Nixes Plaintiffs’ Ability to Recover Unpaid Wages Under PAGA, but Forecloses Defendants’ Path to Arbitration

By Michael Wertheim, Ashley M. Farrell Pickett & Mark Kemple on September 13, 2019

Posted in Arbitration, California, GT Alert, Labor & Employment, overtime, State Law

On Sept. 12, 2019, the California Supreme Court in ZB, N.A. v. Superior Court of San Diego County (Lawson) delivered a victory for California employers, clarifying that a plaintiff bringing…
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