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Back in January 2020, a federal district court enjoined the
State of California from enforcing AB 5 against interstate motor
carriers. Now, in a split 2-1 decision, a Ninth Circuit panel has
reversed the district court, on the rationale that AB 5 is just
another generally applicable labor law that affects all businesses
regardless of industry, and is no different from many prior state
laws the Ninth Circuit has upheld. Casting aside the dissent s
description of the wide-ranging impact that AB 5 would have on
motor carriers, the panel majority held that the Federal Aviation