Since its introduction to law in late 2019 and its application in 2020, California Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) has remained a contentious issue as some industries have struggled to adjust to the sharp change in employee categorization.

AB 5 relies on a 3-pronged test to determine employment that came about through 2018’s court case Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles. Commonly referred to as the “ABC Test,” it presents that a worker is presumed to be an employee unless the hiring entity demonstrates all three of the following conditions: Read more