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The innovations of the last 30 years have transformed the way many of us live and work. Thanks to smartphones and the internet, millions of people, every day, use “transaction platforms” to exchange products and services with individuals in their own communities, or around the world. We sell through Nextdoor, find a driver on Lyft, or rent a house […]
Legislative efforts across the country to restrict freelance and gig work have put the livelihoods of independent contractors in jeopardy. The House has passed the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019, also known as the PRO Act, which would reclassify most independent contractors as full-time employees. It will likely pass a new version of the bill in the next Congress. Several states — including Pennsylvania — are considering legislation similar to California’s AB 5 law, which […]
The U.S. workforce has changed dramatically over the last several decades. Workers from all backgrounds are increasingly choosing the flexibility and freedom of independent contracting over traditional office jobs, especially women. But a new California law is stripping this freedom away from many. Jennifer Oliver O’Connell’s story Jennifer Oliver O’Connell is a California-based screenwriter, reinvention […]
I. INTRODUCTION In response to comments by Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron that proper checks and balances need to be placed on the governor’s emergency powers, a bill has been pre-filed for Kentucky’s 2021 legislative session seeking to enact stricter limits on the exercise of statewide emergency powers (BR 130). Below are comments on Kentucky’s […]
ATLANTA, GA—Americans for Prosperity-Georgia (AFP-GA) today issued a statement in response to the pre-filing of HB 1, legislation aimed at protecting the free expression rights of students. Rep. Josh Bonner’s pre-filed legislation protects the rights of students and faculty, and clears the way for colleges to provide the kind of open environment that invites the […]
Updated July 7, 2022 Americans enjoy one of the best health care systems in the world. Our researchers lead the pack with new lifesaving therapies and state-of-the-art technologies. We boast short surgery wait times and cancer survival rates thought impossible just a generation ago. But American health care has its share of problems. Onerous federal […]
Recent legislative efforts to regulate independent contracting, such as California’s AB 5 law, have made it more difficult for millions of Americans to find and keep flexible work arrangements that better suit their lifestyle and income needs. During the COVID-19 pandemic, independent contracting has become indispensable in allowing workers to support their families and make […]
Brian Feulner, a California-based photojournalist, fears his state’s anti-independent contracting law could handcuff him to an employment status he tried — and shed — years ago: a full-time employee. Brian earned his college degree in photojournalism in 2005 and soon put his education and skills to use in California’s newspaper industry. He was employed by […]
Independent contracting has grown significantly over the past several years, up 22 percent from 2001 to 2016. Unfortunately, the increased popularity of these work arrangements has engendered calls from federal and state lawmakers to regulate them. These regulations will hurt millions of American workers who enjoy the flexibility freelance work provides, according to Erica Jedynak, […]
