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Koussa v. Attorney General of Massachusetts

June 15, 2022

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rejects Attorney General certification of ballot initiative regulating the relationship between network companies and app-based drivers. The U.S. Chamber...

Koussa v. Attorney General of Massachusetts

April 13, 2022

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief in support of Massachusetts Attorney General’s certification of ballot initiative regulating the relationship between network companies and app-based drivers.

Patel v. 7-Eleven, Inc.

March 24, 2022

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court holds that the state’s three-prong independent contractor test applies to the franchise relationship. The U.S. Chamber filed a brief opposing this outcome...

The Atlanta Opera & Make-up Artists & Hair Stylists Union

February 10, 2022

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging the NLRB to continue to use an independent-contractor standard that accords with the National Labor Relations Act and well-established precedent.

California v. Handy Technologies, Inc.

November 18, 2021

California Superior Court denies preliminary injunction after finding Handy Technologies, Inc. would suffer irreparable harm if forced to immediately reclassify workers as employees. The U.S....

Patel v. 7-Eleven, Inc.

November 17, 2021

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to hold that the independent contractor test does not apply to the franchise relationship.

California v. Handy Technologies, Inc.

September 23, 2021

California Superior Court finds that the ABC test likely applies to Handy, but concludes that the propriety of a preliminary injunction warrants additional briefing. The U.S. Chamber filed an...

Olson v. California

September 16, 2021

Ninth Circuit dismisses as moot the preliminary injunction appeal, after consolidating with appeal on the merits of constitutional challenge to California A.B. 5.

California v. Handy Technologies, Inc.

September 10, 2021

U.S. Chamber files amicus brief calling for California Superior Court to recognize broad scope of the referral exemption from its ABC test under Section 2777 of the California Labor Code.

Sandoval v. Qualcomm, Inc.

September 9, 2021

California Supreme Court reaffirms rule that hirers who fully and effectively delegate work to a contractor owe no tort duty to that contractor’s workers. The U.S. Chamber filed a coalition...