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Harris Pushes Gig Workers, Contractors into Corporate Jobs with New Rule
September 25, 2024 // America already has too few people working. If the employment rate were the same as it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, 2.9 million more people would be working today. The last thing Americans need is another regulation that makes it harder to make a living and to afford the rising cost of living. Although the Biden-Harris regulation has only been in effect since March, and it’s too early to fully study its effects, the employment-to-population ratio dropped by 0.3 percentage points between March and July. This decline represents a loss of 700,000 workers.
Rachel Greszler: 64 million Americans risk losing work under Biden administration rule
January 30, 2024 // The group Freelancers Against AB 5 compiled a list of more than 600 professions that have been negatively affected by independent contracting restrictions, and Americans for Tax Reform documents more than 600 personal testimonials of workers who’ve been harmed. Karen Anderson, the founder of Freelancers Against AB5, testified to federal lawmakers about children’s theaters and nonprofit youth sports clubs closing their doors; sign language interpreters unable to provide ADA-mandated services to the deaf; and professionals having to move out of state to maintain their livelihoods.
How California’s AB5 Law Has Destroyed Women’s Livelihoods In The Freelance Transcription Profession
September 12, 2022 // An unintended consequence of AB5 appears to be ageism. The freelance transcription profession is especially suited for seniors, so older transcritionists have been harshly affected. Teri Isveri, who runs a successful transcription company in Arizona, had to tell two of her 10-year associates that she could no longer use them once AB5 went into effect. One of them was in her 80s. “This law is crushing so many good people,” said Teri. “This woman was a lifelong Californian, veteran and elderly person who, because of AB5, now no longer has the small income she made. It was horrible to have to break her heart by letting her go.” Jessica Tucker, Kathy Lang, Melissa DeMuri, Debbie Gosselin, Teri Isveri, Anne Cherchian,
As PRO Act Stalls, US Labor Department Rethinks Status of Independent Contractors
July 7, 2022 // “Only a handful of people asked the department to change the rule, and most of them weren’t even independent contractors,” according to Fight For Freelancers cofounder, Jen Singer. “They were union organizers or union members who wouldn’t be affected by any rule change.” Lorena Ortiz-Schneider, founder of CoPTIC America, noted that of the 350-plus attendees of the employer’s panel, the 44 participants who spoke up were mostly small business owners. virtual public forums, American Translators Association, AB 2257, Bill Rivers, Federal Register