The California Supreme Court recently ruled on a change to the test that a hiring entity must use in order to determine if a worker is an independent contractor or not. It's a much stricter and, as a result, clearer test than what existed before or which exists now with the Department of Labor. Worker classification is notoriously nebulous. Now in California, the definition is much easier to interpret. ABC Test Factors With the new ABC test, workers are considered to be employees by default. Contractors doing work for a company must be proved as such by establishing three factorsContinue readingThe ABC Test for Independent Contractors Is Not a Federal RuleThe post The ABC Test for Independent Contractors Is Not a Federal Rule appeared first on HR, Payroll, and Employee Management Tips for Small Business.