Labor/Employment,
Government
Jan. 29, 2020
Proposed legislation takes aim at AB 5
Introduced in the last few weeks, the laws — Senate Bills 868, 881, 867, 875 and AB 1925 — propose indefinite exemptions for alarm service workers, freelance journalists, small business owners, newspaper distributors, and court interpreters and translators, keeping them classified as independent contractors.
State Republican lawmakers announced several bills meant to add carve-outs to the employee-presumptive Assembly Bill 5, an expected move given the arbitrary way proponents chose the bills' initial exemptions, an expert said Tuesday.
Introduced in the last few weeks, the laws -- Senate Bills 868, 881, 867, 875 and AB 1925 -- propose indefinite exemptions for alarm service workers, freelance journalists, small business owners, newspa...
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