If you work with independent contractors, AB5 and other “gig worker” legislative efforts across the country can be scary. And confusing. But AB5’s own business-to-business exemption criteria can help you refine your independent contractor practices to reduce your risk.

About the Checklist:

AB5’s business-to-business exemption outlines 12 key criteria that allow contracting companies in California to bypass the ABC test. No matter where you are, these criteria can provide insights into your 1099 workforce model and help you prepare your business for an uncertain future.

• Learn what it takes to meet the AB5 business-to-business exemption
• Determine how your current independent contractor practices stack up
• Understand key areas of risk

Why Openforce

We provide innovative software and services built to reduce the risks and increase the efficiency of companies that use independent contractor workforces. Openforce’s technology empowers contracting companiesto recruit, onboard, pay, and insure independent contractors compliantly and confidently.

Through decades of experience serving companies and contractors in logistics, home health, field services and more, we understand the complexity, the ambiguity, the paperwork and all the other things that inevitably fall through the cracks. After years of helping contracting companies avoid and defend against misclassification claims—while developing partnerships with the country’s leading employment attorneys and insurance providers—we’ve developed the tools and network to enable contracting companies and independent contractors alike to adapt to a new world of work.