Chad Wishchuk, Esquire Partner at Finch, Thornton & Baird
AGC will host a “lunch and learn” seminar on AB5 presented by Chad Wishchuk, Esquire (Partner at Finch, Thornton & Baird) on July 26 at the AGC East County Headquarters in Lakeside. The seminar will include a presentation on how AGC members can comply with AB5 and a question-and-answer session to insure all your questions are answered.
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United States Supreme Court: California’s AB 5 is here to stay By Chad Wishchuk, Esquire (Partner at Finch, Thornton & Baird)
On June 30, 2022, the United States Supreme Court declined to weigh in on the legality of California’s AB 5. As a result, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ injunction delaying the enforcement of AB 5 is now dissolved and the law will go into full effect immediately. This is bad news for all “independent contractors” in California who cannot satisfy AB 5’s rigid “ABC Test.”
Construction subcontractors and construction truckers can still rely on the exemptions in AB 5 tailored to each of them. There is no end date for the construction contractor exemption. The construction trucking services exemption, however, sunsets on January 1, 2025. Those exemptions are described below. Click here to view the “one-pager” on AB 5.
Construction subcontractors, including construction truckers, are exempt from the ABC Test if all of the following criteria are satisfied:
A subcontractor providing construction trucking services does not need a contractor’s license if they meet the following:
Click here to view policy as PDF file
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