Repeal AB 5: Innovation is Key to Recovery
April 30, 2020
If we are to regain our economic footing, we should celebrate the uniqueness of innovators and give them the freedom to do what they do
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Dear Governor Newsom:
Assembly Bill 5 reclassifies contractors as employees, resulting in higher taxes, loss of workers’ flexibility to set their schedule and lost jobs.
Please work for the immediate REPEAL of AB 5!
Raises taxes on people who can least afford to pay more
Prior to AB 5, contractors were eligible for small business tax deductions for their work expenses. As employees under AB 5, these tax deductions will no longer be available.
Eliminates workers' flexibility to set their own schedules
As contractors, workers enjoyed the flexibility to set their own schedules, allowing them to work while going to school or caring for a loved one. Under AB 5, workers lose this flexibility.
Increases costs for practically everything
AB 5 raises costs for numerous services, including healthcare. Drivers, home healthcare workers, tax preparers, hair stylists, and photographers are several among many impacted professions.
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Jobs impacted by AB 5
- Pediatric therapists
- Food deliverers
- Actors
- Singers
- Storytellers
- Musicians
- Sign Language Interpreters
- Court Reporters
- Composers
- Producers
- Writers
- Editors
- Business owners
- Entertainers
- Photographers
- Artists
- Teachers
- Tutors
- Translators
- Pharmacists
- Bandleaders
- Authors
- Journalists
- Medical Transcriptionists
- Marketers
- Publicists
- Filmakers
- Doulas
- Notaries
- Bloggers
- Nurse Anesthesiologists
- Deposition Reporters
- Construction Workers
- Massage Therapists
- Insurance Adjusters
- Speech Therapists
- Consultants
- Tax Preparers
- Picture Editors
- Stenographers
- Dancers
- Designers
- Publishers
- Mortgage Brokers
- Loan Officers
- Truckers
- Nail Technicians
- Drummers
- Occupational Therapists
- Columnists
- Orchestra Managers
- Stagehands
- Sound Engineers
- Drivers
- Event Planners
- Soccer Coaches
- Studio Owners
- Costumers
- Building Inspectors
- Optometrists
- Transcriptionists
- Scopists
- Make-up Artists
- Terminal Managers
- Nurse Practitioners
- Farmers
- Equestrians
- Home Services Providers
- Medical Translators
- Chiropractors
- Telephonic Interpreters
- Video Editors
- Live Caricaturists
- Technical Writers
- Staffing Professionals
- Social Media Managers
- Digital Marketing Consultants
- Pianists
- Orchestra Conductors
- Multimedia
- Artists
- Animators
- Songwriters
- Dental Billers
- Stylists
- Recipe Developers
- Dance Studio Owners
- Finance Experts
- Cartoonists
- Copywriters
- Property Managers
- Vocal Coaches
- Choir Conductors
- Models
- Executive Coaches
- Operatic Tenors
- Guitarists
Latest News
More than 100 economists statewide call for AB 5 suspension
April 22, 2020
Marjorie Falvin, a professor emeritus of economics at UCSD, said most economists have been against AB 5 prior to the pandemic, calling it a “disaster”
Repeal AB 5 Tax Hike to Expedite Valley Recovery
April 4, 2020
Would you prefer the independence and flexibility of an independent contractor position or do you work better on a set schedule under the active direction