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This bill proposes to exempt sports coaches for elementary or secondary private schools or local educational agencies (which include school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and state special schools) from the strict "ABC" test used to determine if a worker is an employee or an independent contractor. Instead, these coaches would be evaluated under the older, more flexible "Borello" test, which considers multiple factors. This exemption applies only if the coaching position was first offered to credentialed teachers or other educational staff who declined it, and then was offered to the public on a volunteer or stipend basis for a specific sport and season, with no ongoing obligation for employment, wages, or benefits beyond that. The bill defines "sports coach" as someone paid by or volunteering for a private school or local educational agency to coach an athletic program.

Labor and Employment

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