California janitors may get labor law protections in wake of federal court decision

05/03/2019 8:55 AM | Deleted user

Los Angeles Times

May 2, 2019


Catherine Fisk, a UC Berkeley labor law professor, suggested that the appeals court decision breaks new ground “because it applies the California rule for determining who is an employee to the abuse of franchising.... Companies like Jan-Pro invent a franchise model that allows them to have a huge low-wage work force while disclaiming any responsibility for the working conditions.



https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-janitors-dynamex-contractors-20190502-story.html