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By: Brettlyn Miller
Junior Associate Editor, American Journal of Trial Advocacy
The line between the classification of an employee and an independent contractor can be thin but important, especially in terms of vicarious liability for an employer. While there exists a gray area between the two, one state recently tightened its differentiation. California’s Assembly Bill 5 (“AB 5”) passed legislation late last year and became effective on January 1, 2020, as amendments to California Labor Code and Unemployment Insurance Code.[1] Continue reading “The New ABCs of Employer Liability: Recent Changes to Employee-Independent Contractor Tests May Leave Some Businesses More Open to Liability”