Control- A New Song for the Gig Economy
Control.. Janet Jackson started the discussion about it for Gen-Xers thirty-two years ago.. and the California Supreme Court will be amplifying that discussion for the gig economy in the coming weeks. Janet’s smash hit focused on establishing independence in parent-child, student-teacher and artist-record label relationships.. how’s that relate to the California Supreme Court? Easy, Dynamex Operations W. v. Superior Court, the case in which California’s highest court is determining how the state will define the issue of control for employers and independent contractors going forward. At issue is which independent contractor test California will use going forward- the state’s traditional Borello (multi-factor) test, or the “ABC” test adopted by the New Jersey Supreme Court in 2015 and championed by the Dept. of Labor. The California Supreme Court’s decision will cut to the core of how modern start-ups and young companies interact with service providers and the workforce, not to mention their bottom line. We can help you be prepared for the outcome, regardless of what the California Supreme Court chooses..
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