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California's new law, AB 5, broadens the definition of "employee" by adopting the so-called A-B-C test for employment status.  Recently, I commented on the possible ramifications of classification of outside directors as employees. AB 5 is rife with...By: Allen Matkins

Publicly traded companies need to know whether a director qualifies as "independent" for a variety of reasons. Item 407 of Regulation S-K, for example, requires issuers to identify each director that is independent. In determining independence,...By: Allen Matkins

On Monday, I wrote about whether a director might be an employee following California's enactment the A-B-C test for determining status as an employee. California, of course, does not determine employment status for all purposes....By: Allen Matkins

As 2019 draws to a close, it is time to take a close look at some of the most important new laws that have been passed which will affect California employers in 2020 and beyond. As always, employers should review their policies and practices to...By: Allen Matkins

On September 18, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 5 into law effective January 1, 2020.  This legislation is intended to make it more likely that a worker will be classified as an employee. It effects this change by codifying the...By: Allen Matkins

Consider the following provision of in a contract between a general contractor and a subcontractor......By: Allen Matkins

Effective January 1, 2020, California employers may no longer require an employee or applicant to agree to arbitrate certain employment-related claims as a condition of employment....By: Allen Matkins

John Jenkins yesterday wrote about the New York City Controller's initiative asking boards of directors to adopt a policy "requiring that the initial lists of candidates from which new management-supported director nominees and chief executive...By: Allen Matkins

On September 18, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 5, a bill dealing with the classification of workers as employees or independent contractors. It will probably come as no surprise that the bill intended to make it more likely that a worker will be...By: Allen Matkins

On September 18, 2019, Governor Newson signed Assembly Bill No. 5 - legislation that changes the law in California for determining whether a worker should be classified as an “independent contractor” or as an “employee.” The law, which goes into...By: Allen Matkins