Could 2020 Be The Year Of The California Copycats? Other States Line Up To Consider Misclassification Statutes

This blog post was published on October 21^st 2019 by Richard Meneghello in Portland.

California just enacted a new independent contract statute that will soon make it difficult for gig economy businesses and other companies to classify their workers as independent contractors. Now, several other states are considering their own versions. This blog post looks at California’s statute and what it means for businesses, and at what could soon be happening in New York, Illinois, Wisconsin, Oregon, and Washington.