It was just one of many efforts in the law to define which workers must be treated as employees rather than independent contractors. The law sets the nation’s strictest test for which workers must be considered employees and could set a precedent for other states. “But we hope that the revised law will no longer treat journalists as second-class freelancers,” Trotter said, referring to greater freedoms under the law for other freelance professions. The focus of the law had originally been largely on ride-share companies like Uber and Lyft, which are separately challenging the law. “For the added stress that has caused anyone, or the feelings of not being heard, I am truly sorry,” Gonzalez said.

Source: thestar February 07, 2020 01:18 UTC