SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers on Monday OK'd exemptions to about two-dozen more professions from a landmark labor law designed to treat more people like employees instead of contractors. Among other things, the legislation would end what critics had said were unworkable limits on services provided by freelance still photographers, photojournalists,...
Rock & Roller and Others Concerned About Their Future Under AB 5
The future of labor is leaving many question marks and much concern among those who attended a workshop about a controversial state law that went into effect this year. State Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno) held the event last week to answer question about the impact of AB 5, the law...
California Freelance Journalists Sue Over New State Law
SACRAMENTO — Freelance writers and photographers on Tuesday filed the second legal challenge to a broad new California labor law that they say could put some independent journalists out of business. The law taking effect Jan. 1 aims to give wage and benefit protections to people who work as independent...