9th Circuit Permits Enforcement Of AB 5 Against Interstate Motor Carriers
By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21
In 2020, a California district court granted a preliminary injunction to prevent enforcement of Assembly Bill 5 (“AB 5”) against motor carriers operating within California. AB 5 codified the judge-made “ABC test” for classifying workers as either employees or independent contractors. The district court concluded, “there is little question that the State of California has encroached on Congress’ territory by eliminating motor carriers’ choice to use independent contractor drivers, a choice at the...
By: Jackson Lewis P.C.