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Gov. Newsom Still Won’t Suspend AB 5, Even as it Continues to Kill Independent Healthcare Jobs

April 1, 2020 5:45 pmApril 1, 2020 5:45 pm

“If AB 5 is not immediately suspended then the consequences of the coronavirus collapse will be magnified,” former Congressman Doug Ose said in a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently. “Your action now to suspend AB5 will provide relief...

AB 5 Making Coronavirus Crisis Worse in California’s Rural Areas Lacking Independent Healthcare Contractors

March 23, 2020 12:40 pmMarch 24, 2020 6:32 am

Two California politicians and thousands of Californians who are independent contractors, gig economy workers, and freelancers, are calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to use his Emergency Powers to suspend Assembly Bill 5’s restrictions on independent contracting during the COVID-19 crisis....

Coronavirus Update: California Gov. Gavin Newsom Directs All Bars, Brew Pubs and Wineries to Close, Tells Those Over 65 to Stay Home

March 15, 2020 4:11 pmMarch 15, 2020 9:14 pm

How is the governor targeting some industries for closure and not others which also serve the public? California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a Sunday afternoon press conference and issued new directions to the state’s residents due to coronavirus: Newsom...

Uber and Postmates Appeal District Court’s AB 5 Preliminary Injunction Refusal

March 12, 2020 7:43 pmMay 14, 2020 10:37 am

Uber and Postmates issued an appeal on Tuesday against Los Angeles District Court Judge Dolly M. Gee’s February refusal to temporarily stop AB 5. The appeal comes after the rideshare and delivery companies decided to pivot their preliminary injunction reasoning from...

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...

2020 March Primary Preview: Democratic and Republican Presidential Primaries

March 2, 2020 3:17 pmMarch 3, 2020 11:18 am

With the California Primary now only days away, the California Globe takes a look at the six top performing candidates in the Democratic and Republican primaries, as well as where they stand on the five biggest issues Californian’s face today....

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...