A.B 5, Freelancers, and the Dilemmas of Regulation
If, like me, you’ve been watching the rather astonishing flood of progressive legislation that’s been coming out of the California legislature this session now that Gavin Newsom is governor, you may have been somewhat dismayed to see some of your California-based friends freaking out about this article.
As someone who both supported A.B 5 and who’s worked as a freelancer writer in California, I find myself feeling ambivalent.