Tag: worker classification
California Supreme Court Clarifies Good-Faith Defense to Unpaid Wage Claims
James W. Ward August 29, 2025
Typically, employees who prove minimum wage violations are entitled to liquidated damages. Recently though, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion clarifying employers’ good-faith defense…
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California’s Worker Classification Law Legal Challenge Partially Revived
James W. Ward March 24, 2023
On March 17, 2023, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals partially reversed a district court’s order denying a preliminary injunction and dismissing a legal challenge…
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Court Upholds Most of Proposition 22
James W. Ward March 16, 2023
Worker classification laws continue to evolve in California — the latest is a California Court of Appeal decision upholding most of Proposition 22’s provisions while…



