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California Atty General To File Injunction to Force Uber/Lyft to Reclassify Drivers as Employees Within Weeks

June 24, 2020   1:11 pmJune 25, 2020   4:04 pm
Last month, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and city attorneys from Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego, sued Uber and Lyft, claiming the companies wrongfully classified drivers as independent contractors – even as Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), author...
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AB 5 Has Lifelong Democrats Voting Red for the First Time

May 18, 2020   8:01 amMay 18, 2020   2:07 pm
  Exit polls in the recent CA-25 Congressional race between Democratic Assemblywoman Christy Smith and Republican Mike Garcia revealed a lot of voters voting red as a protest over Assembly Bill 5, the bill authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San...
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California Democrats Again Kill Fix to AB5

May 15, 2020   10:06 amMay 15, 2020   10:07 am
California’s Senate Republicans introduced a package of bills earlier in the year to fix and/or fully repeal Assembly Bill 5, the bill authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) which has limited Californians’ ability to work as independent contractors and freelancers....
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California Legislature Rejects Asm. Kiley’s Effort to Suspend Harmful Economic Impacts of AB 5

February 27, 2020   2:25 pmFebruary 28, 2020   3:03 pm
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...
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Musicians and Music Professionals Become Latest Group Seeking AB 5 Exemptions

February 17, 2020   7:37 pm
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...
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Federal Judge Blocks First Attempt By Rideshare Companies to Halt AB 5

February 11, 2020   6:13 pmFebruary 12, 2020   7:46 am
“We are joining a growing group of companies and individuals suing to ensure that all workers are equally protected under the law and can freely choose the way they want to work.”  ~Uber   On Monday, Los Angeles District Court...
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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...
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