This Labor Day, Ask Why States Like California Restrict Freelance Work

Six Labor Days later, Assembly Bill 5 remains an adversarial law that handcuffs independent professionals’ ability to work as they choose.This Labor Day marks nearly six years since Assembly Bill 5 was signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, upending the lives of freelancers, independent professionals, contractors, and small business owners across the state. What happened in California is spreading to other states like New Jersey. Policymakers should watch out that anti-“gig workers” laws and regulations, pushed by labor unions, don’t force independent contracting out of their states.Five years after taking effect, Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) remains an...