Yesterday John Myers at the Los Angeles Times profiled Lorena Gonzalez, the tenacious California assembly member behind AB5. The profile follows an almost-certain court victory for the pioneering law, which is aimed at curbing misclassification of workers in the gig economy. On Friday, Uber and Postmates urged a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the law’s enforcement. The companies argued that the numerous exemptions in the law are proof that AB5 unfairly targets app-based companies like them. OnLabor […]
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