Another Worker Classification Case Hits California Supreme Court

California Supreme Court justices agreed Wednesday to consider an appellate ruling that a three-factor worker classification test retroactively applies to pending litigation in a case involving Southern California bus drivers.

The court granted review to San Gabriel Transit Inc., a company that coordinates with public and private entities to arrange transportation services for passengers. A potential class action involving 550 drivers, filed in 2014, alleges that San Gabriel Transit misclassified drivers as independent contractors.

It marks the second case California’s highest court has agreed to review to determine whether the state’s “ABC test"—which makes it harder for employers to classify ...