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Calif Bill Caps Freelance Journalists at 35 Articles Per Year

Calif Bill Caps Freelance Journalists at 35 Articles Per Year

In a bid to protect “regular employees” and to “preserve good jobs,” California Gov Newsom has signed a bill introduced by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez that caps the number of articles a freelance journalist can publish in any one year at 35. (AB 5) For many who write for California magazines and papers, that prohibits their ability to make enough money to survive. Thirtyfive articles is the…

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California's attack on gig work predictably drove workers out of jobs

Self-employment in California fell by 10.5 percent and overall employment tumbled by 4.4 percent after A.B. 5's implementation.

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California's 'Landmark' Labor Law Is Still Wreaking Economic Havoc

It's the sign of particularly bad legislation when lawmakers must create dozens of carve-outs and workarounds so that the supposed beneficiaries are exempted from its provisions.

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Californians Rejected a Harsh Law That Destroyed Freelance Jobs. Congress Is Trying To Make It Federal Law.

The PRO Act would demolish the gig economy for the benefit of labor unions and would undermine right-to-work laws.

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Governor Signs Bill that Builds on Landmark Labor Law

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom signed, to be effective immediately, Assembly Bill 2257 authored by California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) to build on historic labor protections signed into law last year and clarify employment rules in the state.

“AB 2257 represents a comprehensive framework for employment law that makes a clear distinction between employer-employee…

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For music industry and magic shows, new exemptions from California's AB 5

California lawmakers embraced a plan to slightly loosen the state's year-old law limiting the use of independent contractors.

AB 5 is a bad law, although not as bad as the new one that lets first time rapists avoid the sex offender registry.  We should get rid of them both.

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Attorney General Becerra and Cities Sue Uber and Lyft Alleging Worker Misclassification

SACRAMENTO– California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the City Attorneys of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco today sued Uber and Lyft for misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors in violation of the law.

Pursuant to authority codified by Assembly Bill 5of 2019 (California Labor Code section 2750.3) and California’s Unfair Competition Law, the Attorney General and…

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Assemblyman Kiley Introduced Bill to Provide AB 5 Grace Period

SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) announced a new bill, AB 2075, to provide a Grace Period for AB 5 compliance through the rest of 2020.

“This modest relief provides breathing room while changes to AB 5 are being worked out,” Kiley said.

At least 34 bills proposing changes to AB 5 have been introduced by legislators of both parties this year. That includes a bill from the author of…

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