Amid crisis, California diddles around with AB5 exemptions rather than face law’s failure

Members of the California state legislature got plenty of warnings about the likely negative unintended impacts of Assembly Bill 5, which required companies to reclassify most independent contractors as employees. The law was hurt hurting workers and businesses before the outbreak of COVID-19, but now its negative impacts are being amplified by the pandemic. As unemployment skyrockets and the economic downturn worsens, California should repeal the law.
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