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AB 5 Was Repealed and the Legislature Didn’t Create the Problem

February 28, 2023   2:54 pmFebruary 28, 2023   2:55 pm
Did this 2-part headline get your attention? When did the Legislature repeal AB 5? And, how did the Legislature not create the problem? As a self-professed “legislative geek,” I wanted to set the record straight about AB 5 and worker...
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Truckers Petition U.S. Supreme Court To Reverse Appellate Court Decision, Remain Exempt From AB 5 Law

August 10, 2021   11:10 amAugust 12, 2021   2:20 pm
The California Trucking Association (CTA) announced Monday that they had filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to go over California’s AB 5 contractor law and argue that they should remain exempt due to federal protections. Assembly Bill 5,...
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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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Freelance Journalists’ Request for Temporary Restraining Order on AB 5 Denied by Federal Judge

January 7, 2020   3:31 pmJanuary 8, 2020   2:18 pm
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...
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Federal Judge Temporarilly Exempts Truck Drivers From AB 5

January 1, 2020   12:37 pmJanuary 10, 2020   7:28 pm
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...
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