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independent contractors

Labor protections needed for independent contractors

by Guest Commentary March 10, 2021March 10, 2021

Providing independent contractors access to labor protections and benefits would help businesses comply with labor laws and spread costs more evenly.

small business

It’s time to reform AB 5 to help California’s business climate

by Guest Commentary February 5, 2021February 4, 2021

Signs for ridesharing company Lyft are visible along a freeway in San Francisco on . Aug. 10, 2017. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group

How California voters changed the future of work

by Emily Hoeven November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Rideshare vehicles at Long Beach Airport, Sept. 19, 2017. Photo by Ringo Chiu, ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

After gig companies’ Prop. 22 win, labor groups vow challenges

by Lauren Hepler November 4, 2020November 5, 2020

A man holds up a sign that says, 'I don't need a job, I just need customers,' during a rally in opposition to AB 5, a bill that would change the way independent contractors are classified by their employers, on July 9, 2019.

Uber, Lyft win big victory

by Emily Hoeven November 4, 2020November 4, 2020

Uber and Lyft stickers are seen on a car at the ride share lot at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Aug. 20, 2020 in Los Angeles. Uber and Lyft drivers held a rally earlier at the airport calling for basic employment rights. An appeals court granted Lyft and Uber an emergency stay from needing to classify drivers as employees allowing ride-sharing services to continue after a threatened shutdown. Photo by Ringo Chiu, ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

Lawsuits and labor backlash: Prop. 22’s cutthroat final days

by Lauren Hepler October 27, 2020October 30, 2020

gig economy lobbying customers

New frontier: How gig economy titans are lobbying their customers

by Ben Christopher October 12, 2020October 16, 2020

Prop. 22 would protect my flexibility to work independently

by Guest Commentary October 8, 2020October 6, 2020

Prop. 22 would leave gig workers without core protections

by Guest Commentary October 8, 2020October 6, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today that Justice Martin Jenkins has been appointed to the Supreme Court of California. Photo courtesy of Governor's press office

Newsom picks moderate for CA Supreme Court

by Emily Hoeven October 6, 2020October 8, 2020