COTW #35 - Is Dynamex retroactive?
Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising (9th Cir 07/22/2019) [PDF] is our Case-of-the Week.
Two months ago, the 9th Circuit shook things up by ruling that California’s Dynamex case applies retroactively.
Remember: Dynamex v. Superior Court (California 04/30/2018) [PDF] held that the “ABC” test applies to the issue of whether workers are employees rather than contractors under California Wag Orders.
Now the 9th Circuit has withdrawn its retroactivity opinion, and will certify the question of retroactivity to the California Supreme Court.
This is the right thing to do. It’s an important question of state law that ought to be decided by the state court.