More Than 150 Ph.D. Economists and Political Scientists Call for Gov. Newsom to Suspend AB 5 and Re-Open the Economy

April 16, 2020 1:57 pmApril 16, 2020 1:57 pm

Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s tweet that “SCIENCE — not politics — must be California’s guide” in its economic recovery, more than 150 California economists and professors sent the Governor an open letter calling on him to suspend AB 5. However, at...

AB 5 ‘Grace Period’ Introduced in New Bill

March 5, 2020 1:37 pmMarch 6, 2020 5:55 am

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) just announced a new bill, AB 2075, to provide a Grace Period for AB 5 compliance through the rest of 2020. “AB 5, in its current form, is causing chaos,” Kiley explained to California Globe. “Even...

California’s AB 5 kills off 40-year Lake Tahoe Music Festival

March 1, 2020 9:17 amMarch 3, 2020 10:51 am

California’s AB 5 has taken another life: The new law has now killed off the 40-year old Lake Tahoe Music Festival. “After 40+ years of classical music concerts offered outside with family and friends, the Lake Tahoe Music Festival will...

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley to Initiate Vote on Bill to Temporarily Suspend AB 5

February 18, 2020 11:35 am

‘AB 5 is destroying lives every day,” Kiley said. “We cannot wait any longer to stop the bleeding.’ ~Assemblyman Kevin Kiley The Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates that AB 5 has already affected more than 1 million independent contractor and...

Freelance Journalists Close to Receiving the Second AB 5 Exemption

February 11, 2020 2:14 amFebruary 10, 2020 5:48 pm

‘At this point she doesn’t want to look incompetent, so she’s making a lot of corrections.’ Another AB 5 exemption would allow freelance journalists and photographers to resume their unlimited by-article pay to resume under a new bill. Freelance...