Carlos Vitulli

Continuous compliance monitoring replaces annual audits for multi-state delivery contractors.

Independent contractors need OA plus contingent liability to close their coverage gaps.

States are replacing federal contractor standards with diverging wage-payment rules.

Federal guidance on gig worker status leaves state law exposure unresolved.

Supreme Court ruling narrows arbitration shields for delivery operators nationwide.

Courts are splitting on which factors matter most in classifying workers as employees.

Courts apply California's ABC test to delivery companies with little mercy, especially on Prong B.

Delivery companies face a structural barrier proving drivers aren't employees.

States apply incompatible tests, forcing companies to reclassify drivers crossing state lines.

California's ABC test for worker classification survives legal challenge and reshapes trucking.