Litigation
Ca. Litig. Rev. 2023
Content
- 2023 EVIDENCE LAW UPDATE: CASES & STATUTES
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Update
- Appeals and Writs
- Art Law
- Ethics: Potential Perils of Using Non-lawyer Intake Personnel
- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & EDITORIAL BOARD
- Insurance Law
- Intellectual Property: When Articles Collide (Constitutional Articles, That Is)
- Military and Veteran Highlights of 2023
- PRACTICING "RADICAL OPENNESS": A CONVERSATION WITH CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT JUSTICE KELLI EVANS
- Table of Contents
- Employment Law: Select Cases
EMPLOYMENT LAW: SELECT CASES
Written by Kathleen A. Brewer*
WHO AM I? EVOLVING DEFINITIONS OF "EMPLOYER" AND "EMPLOYEE"
In 2023, the California Supreme Court and several courts of appeal, including the Ninth Circuit, navigated definitional waters to clarify key questions about the meaning of "employer" and "employee" for purposes of liability and protection under various employment laws. This article analyzes three of those cases, which both expand and narrow the definitions and should become part of every employment practitioner’s lexicon.