{"id":2197,"date":"2020-01-09T09:30:44","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T16:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2197"},"modified":"2020-01-09T13:52:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T20:52:17","slug":"ab-5-is-ruining-lives-not-that-assemblywoman-lorena-gonzalez-cares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2197","title":{"rendered":"AB 5 is Ruining Lives, Not that Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Cares"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Michael Palomba<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

California Democrats are at it again, meddling and regulating something that they shouldn\u2019t be. And as usual, it\u2019s in the name of \u201cworkers’ rights.\u201d Also, as usual, they didn\u2019t consider the consequences of this meddling, and their constituents are the ones who are now suffering because of it.<\/span><\/p>\n

AB 5, written by San Diego Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez and signed into law by Governor Newsom, aims to reclassify independent contractors as part-time or full-time employees. Being classified as an employee rather than an independent contractor would grant employees things like benefits, a “minimum” hourly wage, and overtime pay, but it doesn\u2019t come without a price.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Being an employee rather than an independent contractor changes fundamental job aspects such as the ability to set your own schedule and the ability to work as many hours as you want. It also drastically increases the cost of an employee, meaning many businesses will let workers go rather than attempting to transition them to employees.<\/span><\/p>\n

San Diego cartoonist Lisa Rothstein\u2019s <\/span>field has been impacted<\/span><\/a> by the new bill. She predicts that she will lose business in the future as companies become reluctant to hire California-based outside contractors. There is a lot that is unclear about the new bill, which will inevitably result in some companies avoiding California-based workers altogether.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here's the infographic I made that was featured on @KUSINews<\/a> during my segment tonight talking about the sloppy, entrepreneur-killing overreach that is AB5. #FixAB5<\/a> and if you can't, #RepealAB5<\/a> Did I capture you @LorenaSGonzalez<\/a> @GavinNewsom<\/a> ? pic.twitter.com\/t4VDU7I110<\/a><\/p>\n

— Lisa Rothstein (@davincidiva) December 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n