Labor/Employment,
Government
Mar. 24, 2020
Judge throws out journalists’ case against AB 5
In their complaint and motion for a preliminary injunction, plaintiffs argued AB 5 violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and their First Amendment rights by imposing its 35-submission cap on journalists.
Freelance journalists, writers, and photographers will likely appeal a federal judge's decision to dismiss their complaint against Assembly Bill 5, according to their attorney, who said Monday the labor bill "treats journalists as second class freelancers" by classifying them as employees if they produce more than 35 assignments per year for a single employer.
"The government cannot single out the press for especially negative trea...
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