The court is being asked to define what constitutes an employer within the meaning of state Industrial Welfare Commission wage orders. In the case at hand, farm workers contend that two companies that market and sell strawberries fall within that meaning and are liable for the unpaid wages of about 180 berry pickers after the independent contractor who hired them became insolvent.
Two attorneys representing the marketing companies said after oral arguments that the court’s ruling will have an impact on any business relationship in which a company hires an independent contractor. One mentioned department stores’ contracts with shoemakers, while an amicus curiae brief filed by several legal services groups cited food delivery services for restaurants and janitors working for subcontractors of large management companies.
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