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Dynamex Decision Retroactive

May 13, 2019

Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, the groundbreaking California Supreme Court decision that makes it harder for companies to claim workers, including certain REALTORS®, are not employees, can be applied retroactively, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled earlier this month. The decision has implications for the many gig-economy companies that categorize workers as […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Government Affairs Tagged With: California Supreme Court, Dynamex, Internal Revenue Service, International Franchise Association, Ninth Circuit Court

Are You an Independent Contractor?

October 1, 2018

A sweeping new California Supreme Court ruling restricting who is an independent contractor is shaking up an exceptionally diverse range of industries, including real estate. The ruling, issued in April, affects an estimated 2 million independent contractors working in healthcare, beauty salons, gig economy jobs like Uber and Lyft, journalism, music, education, financial planning, agriculture, […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Government Affairs Tagged With: Business and Professions Code, California Chamber of Commerce, California Labor Federation, California Supreme Court, Dynamex, independent contractor

Paint Companies Use Scare Tactics to Trick Consumers

March 19, 2018

Paint manufacturers that lost a recent court ruling are using scare tactics to convince homeowners they will be held criminally liable if their homes contain lead-based paint, according to C.A.R.   “Paint companies are attempting to qualify an initiative on the November ballot to absolve themselves of liability by shifting the burden of the expensive […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, California News, Government Affairs, Industry News, Pro Tips Tagged With: California Supreme Court, court ruling, lead-based, paint, paint companies, scare tactics

CA Housing Issues to Watch in 2018

January 8, 2018

Rising rents and home prices forced California’s housing crisis to the front of Gov. Jerry Brown’s and lawmakers’ agenda in 2017. Legislators passed the most comprehensive package of housing bills in recent memory designed to increase spending on low-income development and encourage more construction in general. But the bills, according to independent analyses, won’t do much to make […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, California News, Government Affairs Tagged With: Assembly Committee on Budget, Assemblymen, California Supreme Court, CVAR, cvar.net, cvarconnect, Housing, LA Times, Los Angeles Times, November 2018, Phil Ting, Prop 13, Proposition 13, rent control, Toni Atkins

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