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Uber Besting Unions Is for the Best
Commentary The people of California have sent a clear message: Gig-economy workers aren't employees. Through a referendum, voters chose freedom and flexibility over the protectionism and central planning of unions. ...
December 19, 2020
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Fergus Hodgson
California Limits Unpopular Law That Restricted Freelancers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom quietly signed a law on Sept. 4 repealing parts of an unpopular law that ...
September 6, 2020
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Matthew Vadum
Lyft to Suspend Service in California as Gig Work Fight Escalates
Lyft announced it will halt its ride-sharing service in California on Thursday in response to a state law ...
August 20, 2020
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Tom Ozimek
California State Agency May Be Breaking AB5 Law, Says Lawyer
California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) is working to process a soaring number of unemployment claims, and it has ...
June 9, 2020
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Jamie Joseph
California Freelancers Struggling to Get Aid Amid Pandemic
As unemployment skyrockets, California freelance workers find it difficult to qualify for aid—and if they have worked any ...
May 19, 2020
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Jamie Joseph
Los Angeles Joins Lawsuit to Classify Ride-Hail Drivers as Employees
LOS ANGELES (CNS)—The top attorneys for the state's largest cities joined California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on May ...
May 5, 2020
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City News Service
Open Letter to Gov. Newsom Reignites Debate Over Controversial AB5 Law
Many independent contractors have found themselves caught in a whirlpool since California’s controversial AB5 law went into effect ...
April 17, 2020
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Jamie Joseph
AB 5 Keeps Needed Health Care Personnel From Working
SANTA ANA, Calif.—As the need for medical personnel skyrockets due to the CCP virus, frustrated California health care ...
March 23, 2020
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Jamie Joseph
Federal Judge Denies Injunction Against California Anti-Contractor Law After Admitting It Causes Harm
A federal judge refused to grant Uber and Postmates an injunction against California’s unusually restrictive anti-contractor law, even ...
February 16, 2020
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Matthew Vadum
California Wedding Industry Turned ‘On Top of Its Head’ by Freelancing Law
TEMECULA, Calif.—Temecula-based destination wedding and event planner Michelle Garibay has run her business for the past 14 years ...
January 31, 2020
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Jamie Joseph
Federal Judge Shields Independent Truckers From California Law
A federal judge has temporarily shielded 70,000 independent truckers from an unusually restrictive and possibly unconstitutional California law ...
January 8, 2020
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Matthew Vadum
Uber, Postmates Sue to Block California Gig Worker Law, Argues Bill Is Unconstitutional
Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc and courier services provider Postmates Inc asked a U.S. court to block a ...
December 30, 2019
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Reuters
Freelance Journalists Challenge California Law That Restricts Their Work
Freelance journalists filed suit this week against California in federal court in hopes of striking down an unusually ...
December 19, 2019
BY
Matthew Vadum
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