In last Thursday’s Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising, the Ninth Circuit made several impactful findings related to the infamous Dynamex decision:

1. Aligning with several state court decisions supporting retroactivity, the Ninth Circuit ruled that Dynamex’s ABC test applies retroactively.
2. It also applied Dynamex to a multi-level franchise structure, expanding the test beyond the independent contractor context.
3. Last, the Court issued guidance to the district court on remand reaffirming the difficulty of “passing” the ABC test.

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