California Court of Appeal Creates Test for Distinguishing Volunteers from Employees

On January 6, 2026, the First District Court of Appeal in Spilman v. The Salvation Army, 117 Cal. App. 5th 913 (2026), held that volunteers are neither owed wages nor entitled to rights under the California Labor Code and created a two-part test for determining whether a worker is a volunteer rather than an employee.... By: Vedder