Results: Freelance Journalists To Be Free From Restrictions In California!
Published on 02/08/2020
California Assembly Bill 5, or AB 5, regulated the work of independent contractors, including drivers for services like Uber, food delivery workers, hairdressers and other gig economy workers. But AB 5 also prevented freelance writers, editors and photographers from contributing more than 35 "content submissions" to a media organization per year.
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Are you aware of the California Assembly Bill 5?
Yes
10%
325 votes
No
90%
3004 votes
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Do you think that there is an increase in gig economy (Independent contractors, consultants, Freelance writers etc.)? Yes
44%
1469 votes
No
11%
359 votes
Undecided
45%
1501 votes
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Have you ever done freelancing on the side with a regular full-time job? Yes
20%
657 votes
No
56%
1875 votes
Undecided
5%
164 votes
Not Applicable
19%
633 votes
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AB 5 has already led to the elimination of some freelance jobs. In December, Vox Media's sports site SB Nation cut about 200 California freelancers in favor of hiring about 20 full-time and part-time employees. Would you like to freelance as a writer for a newspaper/media channel ? Yes
16%
521 votes
No
53%
1763 votes
Undecided
31%
1045 votes
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