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UPCOMING SPC EVENTS
June 9, 2020: What's Next For AB5?
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June 9, 2020: What's Next For AB5?
The Sacramento Press Club will host a virtual forum at noon this Tuesday, June 9, focused on the future of Assembly Bill 5, the law that aims to require companies to reclassify hundreds of thousands of workers as employees, rather than independent contractors. You can watch the forum on Facebook Live at the Sacramento Press Club’s Facebook page.
AB 5 will be the focus of one of major ballot measure fights this coming November, as Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Postmates have given $110 million to an initiative that would exempt their industry from the law. Debate at the Capitol is ongoing as lawmakers consider whether to pass follow-up legislation exemption additional professions, including freelance journalists.
Participants will include:
Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, who carried AB 5, among the most consequential pieces of legislation approved in years.
Assemblyman Vince Fong, R-Bakersfield, one of the measure’s opponents.
John Kabateck, California state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, which advocates on behalf of small and independent business owners.
Steve Smith, communications director for the California Labor Federation-AFL-CIO, the leading backer of AB 5.
You supply the lunch. We’ll supply the discussion.
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