Plain English Breakdown
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AB-816: New Rules for Merchandisers as Independent Contractors
This law creates a new exception that allows merchandisers in the consumer-packaged goods industry to be classified as independent contractors instead of employees if they meet specific conditions.
What This Bill Does
- Creates an exemption from the strict 'ABC' test for merchandisers providing stand-alone in-store inventory and product placement services.
- Applies this new rule only to workers serving retailers and brands in the consumer-packaged goods industry.
- Makes nonsubstantive changes to existing rules that exempt business-to-business contracting relationships.
Who It Names or Affects
- Merchandisers who provide stand-alone inventory or product placement services on behalf of retailers and brands in the consumer-packaged goods industry.
- Businesses in the consumer-packaged goods industry that hire these merchandisers.
- The Labor Commissioner, who enforces worker classification laws.
Terms To Know
- ABC test
- A three-part rule used to decide if a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. A worker is considered an employee unless they are free from control, perform work outside the hiring entity's usual business, and are engaged in their own established trade.
- Merchandiser
- A person who provides stand-alone in-store inventory or product placement labor for retailers and brands.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text states the exemption applies 'as specified' but does not list every specific condition required to qualify.
- The effective date of this law is not provided in the source material.