Ayala v. Antelope Valley Newspapers, Inc.

Opinion

WERDEGAR, J.

Antelope Valley Newspapers, Inc. (Antelope Valley), is the publisher of the Antelope Valley Press, a daily newspaper. To deliver the *528paper to its subscribers, Antelope Valley contracts with individual carriers. Four carriers, Maria Ayala, Josefina Briseño, Rosa Duran, and Osman Núñez, contend Antelope Valley illegally treats them as independent contractors, rather than employees, and thereby deprives them of a host of wage and hour protections to which they are legally entitled.

The merits of the complaint are not before us. The sole question is whether this case can proceed…