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Senator Patricia Bates authored SB 57. (Kevin Sanders for California Globe)

Freelance Journalists Would Be Exempt from AB 5 in New Bill

January 23, 2020 5:07 pm

On Thursday, a new bill that would exempt freelance journalists from the independent contractor redefining AB 5 law was introduced in the California Senate. Senate Bill 868, authored by Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel), would also end the post AB...

Assemblywoman Gonzalez, Other Lawmakers Begin To Rethink Certain Parts of AB 5

December 27, 2019 5:20 pmDecember 30, 2019 9:12 am

With the independent contractor limiting bill AB 5 about to become law January 1st, many lawmakers and politicians who initially supported the bill are now beginning to question either all or certain parts of it. Freelance press limitations With thousands...