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Lawmakers Must Strip the ABC Test from the PRO Act

As published by Business Insider, “We don’t need new laws that help some, but also legislate hundreds of thousands of successful careers out of existence. LeRoy agreed the ABC test is a blunt tool that ‘oversimplifies’ the labor force and would need ‘significant refinements’ and exemptions if kept in place. A potential solution could be a multi-factor balancing framework to determine who’s an employee, one like the IRS uses.” … Read more …

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Welcome to Ms. Kavin’s Neighborhood. Today’s Lesson: The ABCs

From Daily Kos:

The issue of “worker misclassification” is becoming key to the Democratic Party’s campaign plans this election year, both at the federal and state levels. Presidential candidates Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders all have voiced support for a federal version of California’s recently enacted AB5, which would make everyone an employee until proven otherwise. … READ MORE …