{"id":2453,"date":"2020-02-11T11:30:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T18:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2453"},"modified":"2020-02-11T15:37:38","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T22:37:38","slug":"ab-5-goes-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2453","title":{"rendered":"AB 5 Goes National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AB 5 has been a cancer to California\u2019s independent contractors and small businesses. Since its passage, the consequences have spread across the state\u2014and as of recently, the nation. That\u2019s right, much to the chagrin of California\u2019s small business owners, AB 5 has made it to Congress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0916.jpg\" width=\"241\" height=\"510\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the moniker of the \u201cProtecting the Right to Organize Act\u201d (PRO Act for short), the federal version of AB 5, HR 2474, passed in the House 224-194. It\u2019s no secret whose interests the PRO Act furthers, as the union-backed bill heavily limits independent contractors while pushing for many to be reclassified as \u201cemployees.\u201d Underlying the PRO Act is the tried-and-terrible \u201cABC Test,\u201d which has already been implemented in California with an embarrassing lack of clarity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The line between independent contractors and employees shouldn\u2019t be as blurry as this test makes it. Lawmakers have grappled with ways to rectify its biggest problems since day one, but Democrats refuse to entertain any solution and insist on doubling down. If it doesn\u2019t even work here in California, why was the House so eager to bring AB 5 to the national level?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It all boils down to the Democrats prioritizing labor union interests over independent workers, despite the fact that many tout their support of flexibility in the workforce. Though the PRO Act managed to pass the House, small business owners and contractors alike can rest assured that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will stop the bill right in its tracks. Just like the Democratic ambitions of the Green New Deal, Medicare-for-All, reparations for slavery, student loan forgiveness, and so on,<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCocaine Mitch\u201d has never failed at what he does best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it\u2019s important to remain vigilant in this fight. If AB 5 can masquerade under the guise of \u201cworker protections,\u201d many other terrible bills can hide under widely-approved titles as well. Voters should make sure to pay close attention to the legislation they\u2019re faced with this upcoming cycle, to help prevent another AB 5-level disaster from hitting California full force. Until then, all we can do is grab our popcorn and watch <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cocaine <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mitch destroy the national version of California\u2019s greatest vice. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AB 5 has been a cancer to California\u2019s independent contractors and small businesses. Since its passage, the consequences have spread across the state\u2014and as of recently, the nation. That\u2019s right, much to the chagrin of California\u2019s small business owners, AB 5 has made it to Congress. 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