AB 5 Keeps Needed Health Care Personnel From Working

AB 5 Keeps Needed Health Care Personnel From Working
A nurse at a drive-thru coronavirus testing station in Seattle, Washington, on March 13, 2020, Ted S. Warren/AP Photo
Jamie Joseph
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—As the need for medical personnel skyrockets due to the CCP virus, frustrated California health care workers anxious to help are finding themselves hampered by the state’s new AB 5 law, which inhibits independent contractors.

“AB 5 impacted me by classifying my [business] as illegal,” nurse educator Laurie Blunk told The Epoch Times.

Jamie Joseph
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Jamie is a California-based reporter covering issues in Los Angeles and state policies for The Epoch Times. In her free time, she enjoys reading nonfiction and thrillers, going to the beach, studying Christian theology, and writing poetry. You can always find Jamie writing breaking news with a cup of tea in hand.
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