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California’s Draconian AB 5 Continues to Decimate the Careers of Independent Professionals

December 31, 2024 7:17 amDecember 31, 2024 10:54 am

As California’s onerous AB 5 law enters its fifth year of chaos, independent professionals in the (once) Golden State continue to experience disruption and/or decimation of their careers across hundreds of industries and professions, thanks to the freelance-busting policy authored...

Not So Free-lance: Fed Rule Takes Effect Today

March 11, 2024 4:13 pmMarch 11, 2024 4:13 pm

Are you a freelancer or a gig worker or an independent contractor now? You might not be tomorrow. Today, a new Department of Labor – under the leadership of Acting Secretary Julie Su – rule governing how a freelancer is...

Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su Facing Congress Wednesday

June 6, 2023 8:30 amJune 6, 2023 8:31 am

Acting – and hoping to be permanent – Secretary of Labor Julie Su will face tough congressional questioning when she appears before the House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce Wednesday. While technically not part of the confirmation...

An Unhappy Labor Day for California Workers

September 1, 2022 2:45 amSeptember 1, 2022 6:28 am

Labor Day pays tribute to America’s workers, but here in California, job-killing legislation and regulations continue to harm independent professionals, small-business owners and essential workers across the state. Currently awaiting passage in the California State Senate, the bill known as...

Are We All Terrorists Now for Supporting the Truckers?

February 17, 2022 7:59 amOctober 18, 2022 4:30 pm

I donated $100 to the Canadian Truckers Freedom Convoy. Now it appears that, by emergency edict of the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, I might quite possibly be labeled a “foreign terrorist” and my financial records turned over to...

Uber and Postmates File Suit Against California Over Imminent AB 5 Law

December 31, 2019 2:37 pm

Uber and Postmates teamed up with Uber driver Lydia Olson and Postmates driver Miguel Perez to file a lawsuit against the state of California over AB 5 on Monday. Exemptions and unconstitutional statutes The suit claims that AB 5, the...