California Senate passes bill to limit the gig economy

Sep 11 2019 by The Verge

 
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The California Senate has passed legislation that will make it more difficult to classify workers as independent contractors, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The bill, AB5, will go back to the state Assembly, where lawmakers will have to approve new amendments. If it goes into effect, it will drastically change gig-economy companies including Uber and Lyft.

Should the bill pass the Assembly, Governor Gavin Newsom will almost...

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