California Memo - Using Self-Employed Independent Contractors

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This AHI memo is regarding the use of independent contractors. The memo list certain criteria that an independent contractor must meet.

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The new law was effective on January 1, 2020. AB 5 requires companies to reclassify independent contractors as employees with a few exceptions to the rule. The bill was designed to increase regulation over companies that hire gig workers in large numbers, including DoorDash, Shipt, Postmates, Uber, and Lyft.

California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) extends employee classification status to some gig workers. Under AB5, companies must use a three-pronged test to prove workers are independent contractors, not employees. 1. AB5 was designed to regulate companies that hire gig workers in large numbers, such as Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash.

In September of 2019, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 5 into law. The new law addresses the employment status of workers when the hiring entity claims the worker is an independent contractor and not an employee.

California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) extends employee classification status to some gig workers. Under AB5, companies must use a three-pronged test to prove workers are independent contractors, not employees. 1. AB5 was designed to regulate companies that hire gig workers in large numbers, such as Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash.

Proposed and approved during the November elections, Proposition 22 reclassified many drivers and gig workers as independent contractors.

Independent contractors use 1099 forms. In California, workers who report their income on a Form 1099 are independent contractors, while those who report it on a W-2 form are employees. Payroll taxes from W-2 employees are automatically withheld, while independent contracts are responsible for paying them.

The new law was effective on January 1, 2020. AB 5 requires companies to reclassify independent contractors as employees with a few exceptions to the rule. The bill was designed to increase regulation over companies that hire gig workers in large numbers, including DoorDash, Shipt, Postmates, Uber, and Lyft.

In September of 2019, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 5 into law. The new law addresses the employment status of workers when the hiring entity claims the worker is an independent contractor and not an employee.

Under the ABC test, a worker is an IC only if he or she meets all of the following: (A) The worker is free from the control and direction of the hiring entity in connection with the performance of the work, both under the contract for the performance of the work and in fact.

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California Memo - Using Self-Employed Independent Contractors