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Labor/Employment

Mar. 15, 2023

Proposition 22 ruling is not Dynamex 2.0, attorneys say

"The issue this time around is whether Proposition 22, which is legislation adopted by the initiative process, violates the California Constitution, not an issue decided in Dynamex," UC Berkeley School of Law professor Catherine Fisk said.

Five years ago, the California Supreme Court upended the definition of who could be considered an independent contractor under state labor law. Now another case with implications for so-called gig workers is making its way to the court, under very different circumstances.

Monday’s decision by a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal, Division 4, mostly maintains the status quo rideshare drivers and other gig workers operate under in Cali...

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