On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued its
landmark decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior
Court of Los Angeles in which it considered whether a worker
asserting California Wage Order claims was properly classified as
an independent contractor rather than as an employee.
Dynamex is a nationwide same-day courier and delivery service.
Before 2004, Dynamex classified its California drivers as employees
and compensated them pursuant to the state's wage and hour
laws. In 2004, Dynamex reclassified all of its California drivers
to independent contractors.
In the absence of any special arrangements between Dynamex and
its customers, and provided that they completed their deliveries on
the day of the assignment, Dynamex drivers were free to set their
own schedules and were free to choose the sequence in which they
made all their deliveries and the routes they would take. When
making deliveries, Dynamex drivers were generally expected to
