by dankeelan | Apr 28, 2020 | California, Gig Workers
As the music industry reels from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, professionals are seeing some relief thanks to a new agreement on pending amendments to California’s “Gig Economy” Assembly Bill 5 (AB5). The agreement, announced by a coalition of trade groups...
by dankeelan | Apr 21, 2020 | California, Gig Workers
Democratic California governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday rebuffed calls to suspend a controversial labor law that experts say hinders the state’s pandemic response and hurts vulnerable workers. State and federal legislators, small business owners, and more than...
by dankeelan | Feb 10, 2020 | California, Featured, Gig Workers
The Sacramento Jazz cooperative plays on average a couple times a month at the Dante Club, but with Assembly Bill 5 in the law books, they aren’t sure how much longer they’ll be able to play there. “We need some kind of consideration, otherwise we are going to lose a...
by dankeelan | Feb 10, 2020 | California, Gig Workers, Legal
A federal judge on Monday denied Uber and Postmates a temporary reprieve from California’s controversial gig worker law, a setback for both companies as they scramble to deal with a measure that could upend their business models. Uber and Postmates asked for a...
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