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California AGAIN Named Worst ‘Judicial Hellhole’ in the U.S.

December 7, 2021   3:56 pmDecember 8, 2021   6:16 am
California is ending 2021 with yet one more designation as the worst state for something. California is at the bottom of the country for economic and personal freedoms, our schools rank at the bottom, California has the highest taxes and...
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Carve-Outs or Voter Initiative: What Will Fix AB5?

May 26, 2020   1:49 pmMay 27, 2020   8:43 am
‘Will California Democrats be forgiven for AB5?’   Assembly Bill 5, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), has greatly limited Californians’ ability to work as independent contractors and freelancers. As many as 300 or more industries have been negatively...
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Lorena Gonzalez Revives CA GOP

May 14, 2020   2:02 amMay 15, 2020   11:28 am
Why the capitalists of Silicon Valley and San Francisco support a Democrat Party suffused with such sentiments as Gonzalez’ remains a mystery.   California Republicans should send beautiful thank you cards to Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego. In recent years,...
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Here is Why Drivers, Uber and Postmates File Federal Lawsuit Against AB 5

January 2, 2020   2:05 amJanuary 1, 2020   10:01 pm
‘AB 5 is an irrational and unconstitutional statute designed to target and stifle workers and companies in the on-demand economy.’   Represented by the Los Angeles office of the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, two drivers joined Uber and...
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California’s Independent Contractors Are About to Become Dependent Employees – or Unemployed

December 17, 2019   5:15 pmDecember 19, 2019   8:26 am
‘AB 5 conflicts with federal law by excessively burdening interstate commerce.’ UPDATE below. A recent bill signed into law is already changing the employment status of millions of California workers. Assembly Bill 5, passed mostly on party lines in the...
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The Many Unintended Consequences of AB 5

December 10, 2019   8:58 pmDecember 13, 2019   10:16 am
AB 5 is a form of deplatforming, but less subtle and equally harmful. It is blatant oppression.   By now anyone who works as an independent contractor in California has heard of AB 5, which will force companies to reclassify them as...
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