Capital Public Radio

May 8, 2019

A new federal court decision could make businesses around the state vulnerable to increased legal risk for misclassifying workers in the past.

On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that workers who believe they should have been classified as employees, as opposed to independent contractors, can file legal claims against companies retroactively under the “Dynamex” standard.

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