Bill Would Exempt Small Businesses From ABC Test

Independently owned and operated businesses with fewer than 100 employees would be exempted from the ABC test to determine whether workers are employees or contractors, under legislation introduced by a Southern California Republican. Assemblyman Jay Obernolte, R-Hesperia, on Tuesday introduced AB 1925, which proposes to exempt certain small businesses from the state Supreme Court's 2018 Dynamex decision that was codified by AB 5. Employers that are exempt from the ABC test under Obernolte’s bill would be subject to the older, multifactor test from the high court&rsqu...