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A common misconception among California workers: if you're being denied overtime or meal breaks, it must mean you've been misclassified as an independent contractor.
Under California law, that's not necessarily true. The ABC test — established by the California Supreme Court and codified under AB5 — determines your actual classification regardless of what any contract says.
#CaliforniaLaborLaw #WageAndHour #ABCTest #AB5 #EmployeeRights #WageTheft #LaborLaw #EntertainmentIndustry
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Over the last few days, a couple more "recruiters" have contacted me via #LinkedIn, both trying to get me interested in working as a contractor through their firms while at what is obviously a nearby office of Meta (Facebook's parent).
Neither included pay info with the job descriptions, so I asked. One has so far ignored me, the other replied with a number that's 40% below market, so I figure that's what they're trying to scrape off the top.
California's #AB5 exists to help identify market rates and these kinds of scams.
Please don't fall for them.
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Over the last few days, a couple more "recruiters" have contacted me via #LinkedIn, both trying to get me interested in working as a contractor through their firms while at what is obviously a nearby office of Meta (Facebook's parent).
Neither included pay info with the job descriptions, so I asked. One has so far ignored me, the other replied with a number that's 40% below market, so I figure that's what they're trying to scrape off the top.
California's #AB5 exists to help identify market rates and these kinds of scams.
Please don't fall for them.
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Over the last few days, a couple more "recruiters" have contacted me via #LinkedIn, both trying to get me interested in working as a contractor through their firms while at what is obviously a nearby office of Meta (Facebook's parent).
Neither included pay info with the job descriptions, so I asked. One has so far ignored me, the other replied with a number that's 40% below market, so I figure that's what they're trying to scrape off the top.
California's #AB5 exists to help identify market rates and these kinds of scams.
Please don't fall for them.
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Over the last few days, a couple more "recruiters" have contacted me via #LinkedIn, both trying to get me interested in working as a contractor through their firms while at what is obviously a nearby office of Meta (Facebook's parent).
Neither included pay info with the job descriptions, so I asked. One has so far ignored me, the other replied with a number that's 40% below market, so I figure that's what they're trying to scrape off the top.
California's #AB5 exists to help identify market rates and these kinds of scams.
Please don't fall for them.
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Over the last few days, a couple more "recruiters" have contacted me via #LinkedIn, both trying to get me interested in working as a contractor through their firms while at what is obviously a nearby office of Meta (Facebook's parent).
Neither included pay info with the job descriptions, so I asked. One has so far ignored me, the other replied with a number that's 40% below market, so I figure that's what they're trying to scrape off the top.
California's #AB5 exists to help identify market rates and these kinds of scams.
Please don't fall for them.
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AB5 wasn't perfect - it swept up all kinds of genuine freelancers, like writers who contributed articles to many publications - but the response wasn't aimed at fixing the bad parts. It was designed to destroy the good parts.
After #AB5, #Uber and #Lyft poured more than $200m into #Prop22, a ballot initiative designed to permanently bar the California legislature from passing any law to protect "gig workers."
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CW: Long thread/9
AB5 wasn't perfect - it swept up all kinds of genuine freelancers, like writers who contributed articles to many publications - but the response wasn't aimed at fixing the bad parts. It was designed to destroy the good parts.
After #AB5, #Uber and #Lyft poured more than $200m into #Prop22, a ballot initiative designed to permanently bar the California legislature from passing any law to protect "gig workers."
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CW: Long thread/9
AB5 wasn't perfect - it swept up all kinds of genuine freelancers, like writers who contributed articles to many publications - but the response wasn't aimed at fixing the bad parts. It was designed to destroy the good parts.
After #AB5, #Uber and #Lyft poured more than $200m into #Prop22, a ballot initiative designed to permanently bar the California legislature from passing any law to protect "gig workers."
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CW: Long thread/9
AB5 wasn't perfect - it swept up all kinds of genuine freelancers, like writers who contributed articles to many publications - but the response wasn't aimed at fixing the bad parts. It was designed to destroy the good parts.
After #AB5, #Uber and #Lyft poured more than $200m into #Prop22, a ballot initiative designed to permanently bar the California legislature from passing any law to protect "gig workers."
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CW: Long thread/9
AB5 wasn't perfect - it swept up all kinds of genuine freelancers, like writers who contributed articles to many publications - but the response wasn't aimed at fixing the bad parts. It was designed to destroy the good parts.
After #AB5, #Uber and #Lyft poured more than $200m into #Prop22, a ballot initiative designed to permanently bar the California legislature from passing any law to protect "gig workers."
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CW: Long thread/8
The passage of this law triggered howls of outrage from the state's fast-food industry, who pledged to spend $200m to put forward a ballot initiative to permanently kill the labor-business board.
This is a familiar story. In 2019, California's state legislature passed #AB5, a bill designed to end the gig-work fiction that people whose boss is an algorithm are actually "independent businesses," rather than employees.
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CW: Long thread/8
The passage of this law triggered howls of outrage from the state's fast-food industry, who pledged to spend $200m to put forward a ballot initiative to permanently kill the labor-business board.
This is a familiar story. In 2019, California's state legislature passed #AB5, a bill designed to end the gig-work fiction that people whose boss is an algorithm are actually "independent businesses," rather than employees.
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CW: Long thread/8
The passage of this law triggered howls of outrage from the state's fast-food industry, who pledged to spend $200m to put forward a ballot initiative to permanently kill the labor-business board.
This is a familiar story. In 2019, California's state legislature passed #AB5, a bill designed to end the gig-work fiction that people whose boss is an algorithm are actually "independent businesses," rather than employees.
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CW: Long thread/8
The passage of this law triggered howls of outrage from the state's fast-food industry, who pledged to spend $200m to put forward a ballot initiative to permanently kill the labor-business board.
This is a familiar story. In 2019, California's state legislature passed #AB5, a bill designed to end the gig-work fiction that people whose boss is an algorithm are actually "independent businesses," rather than employees.
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CW: Long thread/8
The passage of this law triggered howls of outrage from the state's fast-food industry, who pledged to spend $200m to put forward a ballot initiative to permanently kill the labor-business board.
This is a familiar story. In 2019, California's state legislature passed #AB5, a bill designed to end the gig-work fiction that people whose boss is an algorithm are actually "independent businesses," rather than employees.
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California votes against granting Uber and Lyft drivers employee status - Enlarge / Headquarters of ride-sharing technology company Uber in the South of Market (SoMa) neighb... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1719240 #independentcontractors #policy #lyft #uber #ab5
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CA appeals court upholds ruling that Uber and Lyft must classify drivers as employees - Uber and Lyft must classify their drivers as employees, an appellate court ruled yesterday evening... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/eyrprYqlJ5E/ #transportation #gigworkers #labor #lyft #uber #ab5 #tc
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Prop 22 has gotten a tailwind thanks to defects in #AB5, a California law that tried to address the exploitation of gig workers but managed to capture large numbers of bona-fide freelancers, including writers like me. AB5 is imperfect and needs fixing.
Prop 22 is not that fix. Prop 22 is a license to indenture the most precarious and vulnerable Californians to a Ponzi scheme rigged by oil tyrants half a world away. Vote no on Prop 22.
eof/
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Prop 22 has gotten a tailwind thanks to defects in #AB5, a California law that tried to address the exploitation of gig workers but managed to capture large numbers of bona-fide freelancers, including writers like me. AB5 is imperfect and needs fixing.
Prop 22 is not that fix. Prop 22 is a license to indenture the most precarious and vulnerable Californians to a Ponzi scheme rigged by oil tyrants half a world away. Vote no on Prop 22.
eof/
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Last-minute California ruling means Uber and Lyft won’t shut down today - Enlarge (credit: Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
A California judge has granted Uber and Ly... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1700287 #ridehailing #cars #lyft #uber #ab5 -
Lyft plans to suspend rideshare operations in California tonight - Lyft is planning to suspend its ridesharing operations in California beginning tonight at 11:59 pm ... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/TPhFM0sLWI0/ #transportation #automotive #gigeconomy #lyft #uber #ab5 #tc
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Human Capital: A timeline of Uber and Lyft’s fight against AB 5 and Pinterest’s fall from grace - Welcome back to Human Capital, where we look at all things labor and diversity, equity and inclusion... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/DOvjT0gxp7k/ #humancapital #gigworkers #techatwork #diversity #lyft #uber #ab5 #tc
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Judge says Uber, Lyft preliminary injunction ruling to come in ‘a matter of days’ - California Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman heard arguments from Uber and Lyft, as well as l... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/j10TxUcy5mU/ #transportation #diversity #lyft #uber #ab5
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California sues to make Uber and Lyft drivers employees - Enlarge / California attorney general Xavier Becerra. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Cali... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1673581 #california #abctest #cars #lyft #uber #ab5 -
Gig economy giants launch efforts to keep workers classified as independent contractors - Now that 2020 has started, Uber, DoorDash and Lyft are taking additional steps to undermine a new C... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/5SCcwj3hNjg/ #gigworkers #startups #policy #lyft #uber #ab5 #tc
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Uber and Postmates claim gig worker bill AB-5 is unconstitutional in new lawsuit - Postmates and Uber have filed a complaint in California federal district court, alleging that a bi... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/dKCfMefXK9U/ #assemblybill5 #california #gigeconomy #postmates #policy #uber #ab5 #tc
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There are so many amazing CA based writers who are going to get hurt through #AB5. @[email protected] has made a thread highlighting a bunch of articles about it. Also shout out to @[email protected] who is also also doing a great job of making sure people are taking notice of this. https://twitter.com/AlishaGrauso/status/1205221081541275648
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Lyft revamps app to focus on multimodal transportation - Lyft is rolling out an update that makes it possible to access bikes, scooters, transit and car ren... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/mWNEnDnqWDI/ #lyft #ab5 #tc
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California Governor Gavin Newsom signs gig worker bill AB5 into law - California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law gig worker protections bill AB5. This comes sho... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/7c8u7OzSazQ/ #policy #ab5 #tc
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Roh... c'est pas en France qu'on voterait un texte pareil pour défendre les droits des travailleurs.
https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/10/gig-worker-bill-ab-5-passes-in-california/
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Gig worker bill AB-5 passes in California - Assembly Bill 5, the gig worker bill opposed by the likes of Uber, Lyft and DoorDash, has passed in ... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/94cU4em7krE/ #transportation #gigeconomy #diversity #startups #labor #ab5 #tc
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If the industry only exists (and is financially unsustainable still) because you exploit workers, maybe YOU’RE the problem. Opposing #AB5 is not protecting anything; supporting AB5 is saying we’re putting an end to unfair, exploitative business practices.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/JaniceForBART/status/1166846196985393152
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Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers to launch a protest caravan across California - If you’re like me, chances are good you just distractedly clicked on this article while scrolling th... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/NbUQbPYzgyc/ #collaborativeconsumption #socialjustice #workersrights #laborrights #government #gigeconomy #gigworkers #techethics #personnel #equality #protest #policy #ethics #lyft #uber #ab5 #tc