On May 29, the California Assembly voted 55-11 to pass Assembly Bill 5, codifying a simple three-part test to prevent companies from misclassifying workers as “independent contractors.” Misclassifying workers has long enabled companies to deprive them of a wide range of labor rights (from minimum wage and overtime protections to unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, employer contributions to Social Security, and the right to organize and bargain collectively), while depriving the government of money to fund such programs.
Image: https://www.randomlengthsnews.com - Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, is the author of Assembly Bill 5, a measure that codifies a test to prevent companies from misclassifying workers as “independent contractors.” File photo
