Earlier this week, the California Assembly overwhelmingly passed
AB5 – a measure that would codify
the ABC test introduced to the state in last year's
Dynamex decision, and make life even more challenging
for the average gig economy business. The best hope now is that the
legislature wi1`1ll take business considerations into account
during necessary compromise negotiations with the state Senate, and
the bill will be modified from its present form to address some key
issues...and perhaps exempt typical gig economy companies.
My colleague Ben Ebbink wrote about AB5 back in December on day
one of the current legislative session.
As he put it then, "Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher
(D-San Diego) announced that she would be introducing legislation
sponsored by the California Labor Federation to codify the
Dynamex decision. She wasted little time in introducing
Assembly Bill 5. The bill is a placeholder (or "spot")
bill for now, but declares that it is intended to
