{"id":652,"date":"2020-03-23T04:05:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T04:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arinjames.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=652"},"modified":"2020-04-01T01:32:19","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T01:32:19","slug":"misclassification-as-independent-contractor","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/arinjames.com\/practice-area\/misclassification-as-independent-contractor\/","title":{"rendered":"Misclassification as Independent Contractor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This is a prevalent problem.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Misclassification of a worker occurs when an employer improperly classifies its employees as an independent contractor in order to avoid paying payroll taxes, minimum wage or overtime, complying with other wage and hour law requirements (like meal breaks and rest breaks), and maintaining workers\u2019 compensation insurance. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Classifying a worker in California as an independent contractor has always been difficult.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>However, recently, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling and the California legislature followed by enacting a law that makes it even more difficult for an employer to classify a worker as an independent contractor.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This was done to protect workers\u2019 rights and to prevent employers from skating by their legal obligations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court, in a case called \u201cDynamex\u201d issued a three-part test (\u201cthe ABC test\u201d) to analyze whether a worker qualifies as an independent contractor.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The State of California enacted a law effective January 1, 2020 (Assembly Bill 5) that was based upon the Dynamex decision.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The employer must prove all three factors in order to succeed on a misclassification claim.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The three factors are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">the worker is free from the control and direction of the hirer in connection with the performance of the work, both under the contract for the performance of such work and in fac<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">the worker performs work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity&#8217;s business<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">the worker is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, or business of the same nature as the work performed for the hiring entity<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The second factor is difficult for the employer to prove.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>For instance, a nail salon that employs nail technicians may not classify them as independent contractors because the nail technicians perform work that is within the usual course of the business (a nail salon).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There are some occupations and industries that are not subject to the ABC test (i.e., certain licensed insurance agents and brokers, physicians, dentists, attorneys, private investigators, accountants, to name a few).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If you are being paid by your employer as an independent contractor, there is a strong chance that you are being denied various rights and we recommend you consult an experienced labor and employment attorney to evaluate your rights.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a prevalent problem.\u00a0 Misclassification of a worker occurs when an employer improperly classifies its employees as an independent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":892,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"portfolio_category":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.14 - 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