Rehearing Denied, Stay Granted In Suit Over California Worker Status Bill

Mealey's (July 8, 2021, 8:13 AM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on June 21 and June 23, respectively, denied a petition for rehearing en banc and granted motion to stay issuance of mandate in a case concerning the California bill that codified the “ABC test” for classifying worker status; a split panel held in April that the bill was not preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (F4A) when it is applied to motor carriers....