“Independent contractor” means any person who renders service for a specified recompense for a specified result, under the control of his principal as to the result of his work only and not as to the means by which such result is accomplished.
Cal. Lab. Code § 3353
Employees
Applied in 35 court decisions — leading case 48 Cal. 3d 341 - S. G. Borello & Sons, Inc. v. Department of Industrial Relations (1989)
Most recently applied in 4 Cal. 5th 903 - Dynamex Operations W., Inc. v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty. (April 2018)
Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.