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Independent contractor v. employee3 mins
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The "ABC" test11 mins
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Applying AB517 mins
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Business to business contracting25 mins
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Misclassifying workers39 mins
Published: January, 2022
Worker classification can be
ambiguous and confusing. Classify your workers as independent contractors when
they’re employees, and you’ll get hit with penalties. That’s why it’s important
to stay up-to-date with the latest independent contractor guidelines like the
withdrawal of the 2021 new DOL rule.
Correctly classifying your
workers as employees or independent contractors impacts everything from taxes
to benefits. Whereas employees are on your payroll, independent contractors are
not. Contractors are responsible for paying their taxes and providing their
benefits, like insurance. And, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) covers
eligible employees—not contractors—under minimum wage and overtime laws.
California’s contractor laws
state that an independent contractor is a person or business that provides a
specific service to another company in exchange for compensation. California
Assembly Bill 5, or AB 5, is a legislative act passed by Governor Newsom in
September 2019. The new law was effective on January 1, 2020. AB 5 requires
companies to reclassify independent contractors as employees with a few exceptions
to the rule.
In 2018, the California Supreme
issued a critical decision regarding the matter of Dynamex Operators West v.
Superior Court of Los Angeles. The Supreme Court rejected a test determining
whether to classify a worker as an independent contractor vs. employee known as
the Borello test. Instead of the Borello test, an employee-friendly standard
was adopted while ultimately upending the independent contractor market.
The most significant turn was how
the Supreme Court incorporated a new standard that presumes all California
workers are employees unless their employment meets specific criteria. The
specific criteria are included in the newly accepted ABC test as a result of
the Dynamex decision. Legislation and court rulings have reshaped California's
worker classification landscape in an attempt to make compliance easier for
employers.
In
this practical CPE webinar speaker, Cynthia Flynn will
discuss employee classification and the use of independent contractors in the
age of AB5 and the Department of Labor’s most recent rulings in California
State.
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Founder, Hackler Flynn & Associates
Cynthia Hackler Flynn is the founder and managing partner of Hackler Flynn & Associates, a Southern California based employment defense law firm. Since starting her practice, she has grown the firm to a team of 9, with each attorney having over a decade of experience. The law firm’s focus is employment law where their mission is to protect and defend entrepreneurs and business owners. Cynthia has been voted as a Super Lawyer every year since 2017 and for the last 3 years, has been named as a Pasadena Top Attorney.
We play a significant role in protecting and defending the backbone of our society - business owners.
Cynthia Hackler Flynn, Esq. is the founder and managing partner of Hackler Flynn & Associates, a boutique law firm in Greater Los Angeles that focuses on employment law, business litigation and corporate work. Our core focus is to help commercial businesses defend and protect against employment lawsuits.
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17 Ratings
PBB
Apr 11th, 2022
Webinar contained solid information to help prep for additional questions or review of the laws.
SW
Jan 27th, 2022
Audio recording was not very clear.
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