When California voters approved Proposition 22, they sent a clear message to lawmakers: protect flexible work.
Many independent contractors breathed a sigh of relief at this victory, which allows some gig economy workers to operate independently, without being reclassified as “employees.”
However, the war being waged against independent contractors in California — and across the nation — is far from over.
Flexibility motivates an overwhelming majority of independent workers, especially those who must balance other priorities such as caregiving. For them, the freedom of being an independent contractor outweighs the benefits of being an employee.
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