In a significant decision for employers, the California Supreme Court adopted a new test for determining whether an individual worker is an independent contractor or an employee under California wage orders, which regulates minimum wage, overtime, meal and rest breaks, and other conditions of employment. Adopting a modified version of a test from other jurisdictions referred to as the ABC test, a worker is presumed to be an employee unless the hiring company can establish each of the following factors: (A) the worker is free from the control and direction of the hiring entity in connection with the performance of the work; (B) […]