California 2019-2020 Regular Session

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1	1	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 448Introduced by Senator BorgeasFebruary 21, 2019 An act to add Section 2752 to the Labor Code, relating to employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 448, as introduced, Borgeas. Volunteers: small wineries.Existing law prescribes comprehensive requirements relating to minimum wages, overtime compensation, and standards for working conditions for the protection of employees. Existing law makes it unlawful for a person or employer to avoid employee status for an individual by voluntarily and knowingly misclassifying that individual as an independent contractor. Existing law also establishes legal presumptions regarding employment status for certain types of workers performing services, and lists various factors for determining proof of independent contractor status for these workers.Existing law, as established in the case of Dynamex Operations W. v. Superior Court (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903, creates a presumption that a worker who performs services for a hirer is an employee. That case applies a 3-part test, known as the ABC test, to establish that a worker is an independent contractor. Existing law provides for apprenticeship programs within the Division of Apprenticeship Standards within the Department of Industrial Relations, sponsored by specific entities and employers, and requires the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards to perform various functions with respect to apprenticeship programs and the welfare of apprentices. This bill would exempt a small winery or small microbrewery, as defined, that utilizes volunteers who perform part-time labor in exchange for hands-on training, from having these volunteers classified as employees or apprentices.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2752 is added to the Labor Code, to read:2752. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who voluntarily performs part-time labor at a small winery or small microbrewery in return for receiving hands-on training in the process of wine or beer making shall not be considered an employee or an apprentice for any purpose under this code.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Small winery or small microbrewery means a facility that produces no more than 1000 gallons of product per year.(2) Part-time means fewer than 30 hours in any workweek.
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3	3	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 448Introduced by Senator BorgeasFebruary 21, 2019 An act to add Section 2752 to the Labor Code, relating to employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 448, as introduced, Borgeas. Volunteers: small wineries.Existing law prescribes comprehensive requirements relating to minimum wages, overtime compensation, and standards for working conditions for the protection of employees. Existing law makes it unlawful for a person or employer to avoid employee status for an individual by voluntarily and knowingly misclassifying that individual as an independent contractor. Existing law also establishes legal presumptions regarding employment status for certain types of workers performing services, and lists various factors for determining proof of independent contractor status for these workers.Existing law, as established in the case of Dynamex Operations W. v. Superior Court (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903, creates a presumption that a worker who performs services for a hirer is an employee. That case applies a 3-part test, known as the ABC test, to establish that a worker is an independent contractor. Existing law provides for apprenticeship programs within the Division of Apprenticeship Standards within the Department of Industrial Relations, sponsored by specific entities and employers, and requires the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards to perform various functions with respect to apprenticeship programs and the welfare of apprentices. This bill would exempt a small winery or small microbrewery, as defined, that utilizes volunteers who perform part-time labor in exchange for hands-on training, from having these volunteers classified as employees or apprentices.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
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9	9	CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
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11	11	Senate Bill No. 448
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13	13	Introduced by Senator BorgeasFebruary 21, 2019
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15	15	Introduced by Senator Borgeas
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18	18	An act to add Section 2752 to the Labor Code, relating to employment.
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20	20	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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22	22	## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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24	24	SB 448, as introduced, Borgeas. Volunteers: small wineries.
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26	26	Existing law prescribes comprehensive requirements relating to minimum wages, overtime compensation, and standards for working conditions for the protection of employees. Existing law makes it unlawful for a person or employer to avoid employee status for an individual by voluntarily and knowingly misclassifying that individual as an independent contractor. Existing law also establishes legal presumptions regarding employment status for certain types of workers performing services, and lists various factors for determining proof of independent contractor status for these workers.Existing law, as established in the case of Dynamex Operations W. v. Superior Court (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903, creates a presumption that a worker who performs services for a hirer is an employee. That case applies a 3-part test, known as the ABC test, to establish that a worker is an independent contractor. Existing law provides for apprenticeship programs within the Division of Apprenticeship Standards within the Department of Industrial Relations, sponsored by specific entities and employers, and requires the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards to perform various functions with respect to apprenticeship programs and the welfare of apprentices. This bill would exempt a small winery or small microbrewery, as defined, that utilizes volunteers who perform part-time labor in exchange for hands-on training, from having these volunteers classified as employees or apprentices.
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28	28	Existing law prescribes comprehensive requirements relating to minimum wages, overtime compensation, and standards for working conditions for the protection of employees. Existing law makes it unlawful for a person or employer to avoid employee status for an individual by voluntarily and knowingly misclassifying that individual as an independent contractor. Existing law also establishes legal presumptions regarding employment status for certain types of workers performing services, and lists various factors for determining proof of independent contractor status for these workers.
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30	30	Existing law, as established in the case of Dynamex Operations W. v. Superior Court (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903, creates a presumption that a worker who performs services for a hirer is an employee. That case applies a 3-part test, known as the ABC test, to establish that a worker is an independent contractor.
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32	32	Existing law provides for apprenticeship programs within the Division of Apprenticeship Standards within the Department of Industrial Relations, sponsored by specific entities and employers, and requires the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards to perform various functions with respect to apprenticeship programs and the welfare of apprentices.
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34	34	This bill would exempt a small winery or small microbrewery, as defined, that utilizes volunteers who perform part-time labor in exchange for hands-on training, from having these volunteers classified as employees or apprentices.
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36	36	## Digest Key
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38	38	## Bill Text
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40	40	The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2752 is added to the Labor Code, to read:2752. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who voluntarily performs part-time labor at a small winery or small microbrewery in return for receiving hands-on training in the process of wine or beer making shall not be considered an employee or an apprentice for any purpose under this code.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Small winery or small microbrewery means a facility that produces no more than 1000 gallons of product per year.(2) Part-time means fewer than 30 hours in any workweek.
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42	42	The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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44	44	## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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46	46	SECTION 1. Section 2752 is added to the Labor Code, to read:2752. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who voluntarily performs part-time labor at a small winery or small microbrewery in return for receiving hands-on training in the process of wine or beer making shall not be considered an employee or an apprentice for any purpose under this code.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Small winery or small microbrewery means a facility that produces no more than 1000 gallons of product per year.(2) Part-time means fewer than 30 hours in any workweek.
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48	48	SECTION 1. Section 2752 is added to the Labor Code, to read:
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52	52	2752. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who voluntarily performs part-time labor at a small winery or small microbrewery in return for receiving hands-on training in the process of wine or beer making shall not be considered an employee or an apprentice for any purpose under this code.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Small winery or small microbrewery means a facility that produces no more than 1000 gallons of product per year.(2) Part-time means fewer than 30 hours in any workweek.
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54	54	2752. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who voluntarily performs part-time labor at a small winery or small microbrewery in return for receiving hands-on training in the process of wine or beer making shall not be considered an employee or an apprentice for any purpose under this code.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Small winery or small microbrewery means a facility that produces no more than 1000 gallons of product per year.(2) Part-time means fewer than 30 hours in any workweek.
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56	56	2752. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who voluntarily performs part-time labor at a small winery or small microbrewery in return for receiving hands-on training in the process of wine or beer making shall not be considered an employee or an apprentice for any purpose under this code.(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) Small winery or small microbrewery means a facility that produces no more than 1000 gallons of product per year.(2) Part-time means fewer than 30 hours in any workweek.
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60	60	2752. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who voluntarily performs part-time labor at a small winery or small microbrewery in return for receiving hands-on training in the process of wine or beer making shall not be considered an employee or an apprentice for any purpose under this code.
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62	62	(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
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64	64	(1) Small winery or small microbrewery means a facility that produces no more than 1000 gallons of product per year.
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66	66	(2) Part-time means fewer than 30 hours in any workweek.