Independent contracting allows workers freedom and control of how and when they work. Many said under AB 5, their liberty and freedom has been taken away. Thursday morning, the the California Assembly rejected a motion by Assemblyman Kevin Kiley...
Over the course of a month, independent ‘gig’ musicians have gone from simply another group being affected by AB 5 to becoming one of the major groups about to break away from the law. Another AB 5 exemption Independent musicians...
The Superior Court of California in Los Angeles ruled earlier this week that independent truckers are exempt from AB 5. The ruling by Judge William Highberger came less than two weeks after a temporary exemption was granted. AB 5, the...
U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez denied two freelancers’ temporary restraining order request challenging Assembly Bill 5, despite their claims that the new law will prevent them from making a living at freelancing. The judge said they waited too long after...
Trucking, one of the main independent contractor sectors falling under AB 5, was temporarily given an exemption to the new law on Tuesday at the U.S. District Court in San Diego. AB 5 may be unconstitutional The trucking industry was...