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  • Uber Drivers Get to Be Independent Contractors in California—So Why Shouldn’t Truck Drivers?
    Uber Drivers Get to Be Independent Contractors in California—So Why Shouldn’t Truck Drivers?
    Commentary The Port of Oakland in California’s San Francisco Bay is America’s ninth-busiest container port, handling more than 2.4 million 20-foot shipping containers a year. All last week, though, its ...
    July 27, 2022BY Charlotte Allen
  • Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Truckers’ Challenge to AB5, California’s Anti-Freelancing Law
    Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Truckers’ Challenge to AB5, California’s Anti-Freelancing Law
    The Supreme Court turned away a challenge to California’s “radical” worker-classification law that virtually outlaws independent contracting, including ...
    July 3, 2022BY Matthew Vadum
  • Supreme Court Declines to Hear Trucker Challenge of California Anti-Gig Law
    Supreme Court Declines to Hear Trucker Challenge of California Anti-Gig Law
    The Supreme Court won't consider a challenge by Cal Cartage Transportation Express, a trucking company, to California's unusually ...
    October 7, 2021BY Matthew Vadum
  • Pasadena Appeals Court Rejects AB 5 Lawsuit Bid
    Pasadena Appeals Court Rejects AB 5 Lawsuit Bid
    PASADENA, Calif.—A federal appeals court meeting in Pasadena today rejected a bid by groups representing journalists and photographers ...
    October 6, 2021BY City News Service
  • Uber Besting Unions Is for the Best
    Uber Besting Unions Is for the Best
    Commentary The people of California have sent a clear message: Gig-economy workers aren't employees. Through a referendum, voters ...
    December 19, 2020BY Fergus Hodgson
  • California Limits Unpopular Law That Restricted Freelancers
    California Limits Unpopular Law That Restricted Freelancers
    California Gov. Gavin Newsom quietly signed a law on Sept. 4 repealing parts of an unpopular law that ...
    September 6, 2020BY Matthew Vadum
  • Lyft to Suspend Service in California as Gig Work Fight Escalates
    Lyft to Suspend Service in California as Gig Work Fight Escalates
    Lyft announced it will halt its ride-sharing service in California on Thursday in response to a state law ...
    August 20, 2020BY Tom Ozimek
  • California State Agency May Be Breaking AB5 Law, Says Lawyer
    California State Agency May Be Breaking AB5 Law, Says Lawyer
    California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) is working to process a soaring number of unemployment claims, and it has ...
    June 9, 2020BY Jamie Joseph
  • California Freelancers Struggling to Get Aid Amid Pandemic
    California Freelancers Struggling to Get Aid Amid Pandemic
    As unemployment skyrockets, California freelance workers find it difficult to qualify for aid—and if they have worked any ...
    May 19, 2020BY Jamie Joseph
  • Los Angeles Joins Lawsuit to Classify Ride-Hail Drivers as Employees
    Los Angeles Joins Lawsuit to Classify Ride-Hail Drivers as Employees
    LOS ANGELES (CNS)—The top attorneys for the state's largest cities joined California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on May ...
    May 5, 2020BY City News Service
  • Open Letter to Gov. Newsom Reignites Debate Over Controversial AB5 Law
    Open Letter to Gov. Newsom Reignites Debate Over Controversial AB5 Law
    Many independent contractors have found themselves caught in a whirlpool since California’s controversial AB5 law went into effect ...
    April 17, 2020BY Jamie Joseph
  • AB 5 Keeps Needed Health Care Personnel From Working
    AB 5 Keeps Needed Health Care Personnel From Working
    SANTA ANA, Calif.—As the need for medical personnel skyrockets due to the CCP virus, frustrated California health care ...
    March 23, 2020BY Jamie Joseph
  • Federal Judge Denies Injunction Against California Anti-Contractor Law After Admitting It Causes Harm
    Federal Judge Denies Injunction Against California Anti-Contractor Law After Admitting It Causes Harm
    A federal judge refused to grant Uber and Postmates an injunction against California’s unusually restrictive anti-contractor law, even ...
    February 16, 2020BY Matthew Vadum
  • California Wedding Industry Turned ‘On Top of Its Head’ by Freelancing Law
    California Wedding Industry Turned ‘On Top of Its Head’ by Freelancing Law
    TEMECULA, Calif.—Temecula-based destination wedding and event planner Michelle Garibay has run her business for the past 14 years ...
    January 31, 2020BY Jamie Joseph
  • Federal Judge Shields Independent Truckers From California Law
    Federal Judge Shields Independent Truckers From California Law
    A federal judge has temporarily shielded 70,000 independent truckers from an unusually restrictive and possibly unconstitutional California law ...
    January 8, 2020BY Matthew Vadum
  • Uber, Postmates Sue to Block California Gig Worker Law, Argues Bill Is Unconstitutional
    Uber, Postmates Sue to Block California Gig Worker Law, Argues Bill Is Unconstitutional
    Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc and courier services provider Postmates Inc asked a U.S. court to block a ...
    December 30, 2019BY Reuters
  • Freelance Journalists Challenge California Law That Restricts Their Work
    Freelance Journalists Challenge California Law That Restricts Their Work
    Freelance journalists filed suit this week against California in federal court in hopes of striking down an unusually ...
    December 19, 2019BY Matthew Vadum
TOP NEWS
  • FDA Investigates New Cyclospora Outbreak as Cases on Rise Across Midwest
    1hr By Kimberly Hayek
    FDA Investigates New Cyclospora Outbreak as Cases on Rise Across Midwest
  • Trump Denounces Communism, Touts Trump Accounts for Children in Georgia Speech
    2hr By Travis Gillmore
    Trump Denounces Communism, Touts Trump Accounts for Children in Georgia Speech
  • 124 Swiss Lawmakers Condemn Beijing’s Transnational Repression of Falun Gong
    3hr By Arthur Zhang
    124 Swiss Lawmakers Condemn Beijing’s Transnational Repression of Falun Gong
  • Live From Capitol Hill: ‘Unbroken’ Panel Discussion on Artistic Freedom
    3hr By Epoch Video
    Live From Capitol Hill: ‘Unbroken’ Panel Discussion on Artistic Freedom
  • The New Cholesterol Pill Isn’t for Everyone. Here’s How to Tell.
    3hr By Sheramy Tsai
    The New Cholesterol Pill Isn’t for Everyone. Here’s How to Tell.
  • Senate Panel Advances Bill to Make Hospitals Compete on Price
    4hr By Lawrence Wilson
    Senate Panel Advances Bill to Make Hospitals Compete on Price
  • House Adopts Budget Blueprint for $95 Billion Reconciliation Package
    5hr By Jackson Richman
    House Adopts Budget Blueprint for $95 Billion Reconciliation Package
  • House Passes Congressional Stock Trading Ban
    5hr By Jackson Richman and Nathan Worcester
    House Passes Congressional Stock Trading Ban
  • US Signs Nuclear Cooperation Deal With Saudi Arabia
    5hr By Emel Akan
    US Signs Nuclear Cooperation Deal With Saudi Arabia
  • Allergy Medication Recalled Over Possible ‘Life-Threatening’ Risks
    6hr By Jack Phillips
    Allergy Medication Recalled Over Possible ‘Life-Threatening’ Risks
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