Bill Proposes to Exempt Musicians From ABC Test

California Republicans have added musicians to the list of workers they’re seeking to exempt from the ABC test to determine who is an employee. Sen. Brian Jones, R-Santee, introduced Senate Bill 881, which proposes to add musicians and music industry professionals to the list of workers providing “professional services” who were exempted from the new test in AB 5. AB 5, which took effect at the start of the year, adopted the employee status test from the state Supreme Court decision in Dynamex. The test presumes workers are employees unless the employer rebuts the presu...