“We are not stupid,” said Peter Kalivas, artistic director at the PKG Project, a San Diego-based, world-class dance theater group. “We do not need to be saved from ourselves. We can negotiate our own contracts. AB5 is insulting.”

AB5 changed…

Editor at Large for Redstate.com and host of the “Just Listen to Yourself” podcast, Kira Davis, joins Carol Roth to talk about devastating legislation, including California’s AB5 and the proposed Federal HR2474, which is aimed at killing the gig…

Schumer is undoubtedly heeding the warning of AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who said opposition to the bill would result in a lack of support from the union of unions. In fact, the bill was only brought to the House…

By creating new obstacles for companies to hire independent contractors, this bill would suffocate the gig economy, to which people are increasingly turning for the freedom, flexibility, and adaptable income that it offers. Many of these hardworking individuals prefer…

The PRO Act would represent the most comprehensive rewrite of U.S. labor law in decades. It would eliminate right-to-work laws, impose new penalties on employers who retaliate against union organizing, crack down on worker misclassification, and establish new rules…

The rights of independent journalists are under attack. In response, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, Inc., today filed suit against the state of California in federal court to stop a new law from violating the Constitution and…

Congressman Malinowski’s vote for HR-2474 jeopardizes my ability to support my family. Working as an independent contractor is a choice I have made for my career. It gives me flexibility and choice while still allowing me to earn what…

Katy Grimes shares that California freelance journalists are losing jobs en masse because AB 5 also randomly limits freelance writers and photographers to 35 submissions annually per media outlet. Members of the entertainment industry are seeing jobs cancelled in…

In addition, the PRO Act curbs the freedom of employees to work independently through gig economy platforms, such as Uber and Lyft, and more traditional independent contractor roles like consulting, freelance writing and providing specialized construction services to multiple…

Among its provisions, the PRO Act would negate right-to-work laws in 27 states that aim to protect workers from being forced to support a union to keep their job. These laws protect basic worker freedom and often drive higher…

“I am disabled and unhirable for a regular job. Yet as an independent contractor specializing in unique things I have been able to work and survive in LA since 1983. #AB5 has me very, very worried. I literally have…

Politicians constantly talk about how they are “pro-jobs.” But you cannot be pro-jobs and anti-business, nor can you be pro-jobs and anti-worker. An upcoming vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO)…

Legislation recently introduced in Congress would make radical changes to U.S. labor law, tilting the scales dramatically in favor of Big Labor. The woefully misguided “Protecting the Right to Organize Act” (PRO Act, for short) is remarkably similar to…

One controversial AB5 carve-out requires companies to classify some types of creative freelancers (writers, editors, and photographers) as employees once they contribute more than 35 assignments—something publishers want to avoid. As a result, many California freelancers are bracing for…

If there is a worse piece of legislation in the history of American labor relations than the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, one would be hard-pressed to find it. This gift to organized labor, introduced in May…

VBO vs EntrepreneurVBOs are radically different from entrepreneurs.Here’s why.Deciding to strike it out on your own and start a business seems like a very entrepreneurial thing to do. In fact, once you start telling others about your plan, they’ll…

Don’t Just Sell, Tell Your Brand StoryEveryone loves a great story. Storytelling is one of humankind’s longest, most revered pastimes. Stories appeal to us because they intrigue us and they inspire us. They help us relate to one another in…