Panel Says Improper Review Was Applied To Newspaper Carriers’ Employment Status

(October 8, 2021, 2:29 PM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — A California appellate panel on Sept. 30 reversed a trial court’s finding that newspaper home delivery carriers who allege that a newspaper company violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by failing to pay their mileage expenses are independent contractors and remanded the case without ruling on the carriers’ employment status....