Mealey's ( January 25, 2022, 7:53 AM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — A federal judge in California on Jan. 12 dismissed a lawsuit by franchise interest groups and associations challenging the constitutionality of the state’s “ABC Test” to determine whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor, finding that the action was not ripe under Article III of the U.S. Constitution and that the constitutional claims fail on prudential ripeness grounds....