While a California Superior Court judge ruled Proposition 22 (Prop. 22) as unconstitutional, thousands of freelancers affected by Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) prepare to cast their vote in the gubernatorial recall election on Sept. 14. Karen Anderson, founder of the Facebook group Freelancers Against AB 5 told The Epoch Times members who were once Democrat have switched their political stances as the bill impacted their livelihoods. “People who are affected directly by it, who are longtime Democrats feel very betrayed by their party,” Anderson said. “Some of them in our group are voting for the recall of Gavin Newsom based solely on the fact that he signed this bill into law.” AB 5 went into effect in January 2020 and was largely supported by some state lawmakers that aimed to provide benefits for freelancers working for companies such as Lyft. The bill essentially reclassified independent contractors based on a three-pronged …
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