Labor/Employment,
Government
Feb. 24, 2020
GOP leadership challenges state gig-worker with spate of new bills
The bills in the package provide exemptions to AB 5 for workers in specific industries, including freelance journalists, licensed pharmacists, musicians, and app-based drivers, among others.
Pushback against Assembly Bill 5 struck a “particularly partisan” chord when Republican legislators introduced a bill to repeal and replace the controversial employee classification law in the legislative session, according to an employment attorney who said, in her experience, such repeal efforts are rare.
SB 806 was the top item in a legislative package presented last week by state Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove and membe...
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