California should innovate rather than regulate

California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed Assembly Bill 5, a law classifying Uber and Lyft drivers as employees rather than independent contractors, claiming that this empowers drivers and extends the benefits of “employee” status to participants in the gig economy.
In truth, it will restrict drivers’ freedom by imposing an outdated employment status model on a new, innovative, and expanding sector of the economy.
Currently, businesses are required to assign one of two class