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  • Uber Besting Unions Is for the Best
    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, 2020BY Fergus Hodgson
  • California Limits Unpopular Law That Restricted Freelancers
    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, 2020BY Matthew Vadum
  • Lyft to Suspend Service in California as Gig Work Fight Escalates
    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, 2020BY Tom Ozimek
  • California State Agency May Be Breaking AB5 Law, Says Lawyer
    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, 2020BY Jamie Joseph
  • California Freelancers Struggling to Get Aid Amid Pandemic
    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, 2020BY Jamie Joseph
  • Los Angeles Joins Lawsuit to Classify Ride-Hail Drivers as Employees
    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, 2020BY City News Service
  • Open Letter to Gov. Newsom Reignites Debate Over Controversial AB5 Law
    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, 2020BY Jamie Joseph
  • AB 5 Keeps Needed Health Care Personnel From Working
    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, 2020BY Jamie Joseph
  • Federal Judge Denies Injunction Against California Anti-Contractor Law After Admitting It Causes Harm
    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, 2020BY Matthew Vadum
  • California Wedding Industry Turned ‘On Top of Its Head’ by Freelancing Law
    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, 2020BY Jamie Joseph
  • Federal Judge Shields Independent Truckers From California Law
    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, 2020BY Matthew Vadum
  • Uber, Postmates Sue to Block California Gig Worker Law, Argues Bill Is Unconstitutional
    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, 2019BY Reuters
  • Freelance Journalists Challenge California Law That Restricts Their Work
    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, 2019BY Matthew Vadum
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