Agency says drivers are employees, not independent contractors In a move that could potentially disrupt a burgeoning industry, a hearing officer for the California Labor Commissioner decided earlier this month that a former Uber driver is an employee under California law, not – as Uber contends – an independent contractor. (For those not familiar with … Continue Reading
The California legislature passed two new laws employers should not ignore. SB 459, now awaiting Governor Brown’s signature to go into law, imposes additional penalties against employers who are found to have willfully misclassified independent contractors. Willful misclassification is defined as “avoiding employee status for an individual by voluntarily and knowingly misclassifying that individual as … Continue Reading
