California has a terrible labor law. The Biden administration wants to take it national

The Hill ^ | 10/10/22 | JIM MANLEY, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR

[BenLurkin]

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. Three years later, it’s clear the critics had it right: AB5 has proven to be among the most ill-conceived state labor policies in recent memory.

But the Biden administration appears determined to bring these destructive labor restrictions to the national stage in the form of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act)

AB5 created a three-part “ABC” test used to determine whether a worker is an independent contractor or employee.

The outcome was predictable: Many businesses and nonprofit enterprises that relied on independent contractors stopped using those workers — both because workers who had built self-sufficient careers did not want to trade the freedom of freelance work for the false benefits of employment, and because many companies couldn’t afford to convert them to full-time employees.

Lawmakers handed out exemptions to the politically connected; union leaders were put in charge of deciding which professions got an exemption.

AB5 is so cut through with exemptions, it is defined more by what it doesn’t apply to than what it does cover. The ABC test is a single section containing just 325 words. The dozens of exemptions to the test span 10 sections and include 6,902 words. There are now more than 75 exemptions to a law that was supposed to define labor rules for the entire state.

Legislators knew AB5 would have a crippling effect on so many Californians’ ability to make a living.

[clearcarbon]

"California has a terrible labor law. The Biden administration wants to take it national"

California is a proving ground for bad democrat policy.

[Wuli]

California Dims enhanced their union support with their law making contract workers into “employees” and now Biden wants to improve the national Dims support with the unions - forcing all contract workers across the contract to be employees and thus eligible to be unionized.

When it comse to Uber and Lyft, who are their contract workers? Mostly part-timers with other regular jobs just trying to earn some extra money, and college students and retirees looking to improve their income. Biden wants to unionize them.

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[skeeter]

Literally correct. Up to and including ‘rat election fraud policy.

[aimhigh]

Can’t unionize independent contractors.

[Vaduz]

Wait until you see the look in liberals eyes when Biden brings back child labor.