October 23, 2019 California Governor Newsom has signed into law many employment related bills that will significantly alter the legal landscape. Here is a quick snapshot of several of those new laws that go into effect on January 1, 2020 unless noted otherwise: Codifying the New Independent Contractor Test (AB 5): AB 5 codifies the “ABC” test, which the California Supreme Court decided in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, was the test to use in determining whet