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California Passes Legislation that May Kill the Gig Economy

September 11, 2019/

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The California Senate has passed legislation that will make it more difficult to classify workers as independent contractors, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The bill, AB5, will go back to the state Assembly, where lawmakers will have to approve new amendments. If it goes into effect, it will drastically change gig-economy companies including Uber and Lyft.

By Elizabeth Lopatto


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