California Approves Amendments to the AB 5 Independent Contractor/Employee Rules

On September 4, 2020, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 2257, which exempts several additional occupations from the ABC Test under AB 5, and attempts to further clarify the distinction between employer-employee relationships and professionals that run their own independent businesses.  AB 2257 is a lengthy bill that made several significant changes. We have summarized…