AB5 does have a business-to-business exemption, but there are still a lot of uncertainties about how it will play out in real life. In order to qualify for the B2B exemption, ...

The California Trucking Association has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review its case against imposing AB5 on the state's trucking sector. It's a last-ditch effort to keep in place a stay that ...

“Assembly Bill 5 is landmark legislation for workers and our economy,” wrote Gov. Gavin Newsom in his Sept. 18, 2019 signing statement for AB5. Indeed it is. AB5 embodies the willingness of ...

Three years ago this month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) into law, essentially outlawing freelance journalism and most other independent contracting. Opponen… ...

As unemployment numbers continue to rise and claims hit historic levels in California, many are turning to gig work to make ends meet. An Oakland-based think tank is critical of AB5 and is calling ...

Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), commonly referred to as the “gig worker bill,” originated in response to the California Supreme Court’s ruling in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court.

If you think California’s AB5 law won’t affect you because you don’t run in the state or don’t use owner-operators, you might be surprised.