Description

Castle Publications is pleased to announce the inaugural edition of California’s Employee vs. Independent Contractor Rules Under AB 5 and Dynamex by Attorney Richard J. Simmons of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP. This new manual provides a detailed examination of Dynamex, AB 5, misclassification cases, and the interrelationship of state and federal law and joint employment issues. Among the numerous subjects covered are the following:

• Analysis of AB 5 and its structure
• Legislative Findings
• California’s New ABC Test
• The Role of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Dynamex
• AB 5’s Default Standard
• The Presumption That Workers Are Employees
• The Exemptions and Carve-Outs From the ABC Test
• The Borello Decision and Common Law Standards
• Joint Employment Issues
• The Business-to-Business Standards
• The IRS and EDD Guidelines
• Case Law Analysis
• Enforcement Actions
• Workers’ Compensation Provisions
• Prohibitions Against Reclassification of Employees
• Recent Court Decisions
• Willful Misclassifications