Episode 38

The legal battle over who counts as an employee

California’s landmark new gig work law, AB5, explained. And, the broader trend of states stepping in to regulate tech companies.

Recode Daily

January 12, 202022m 15s

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Show Notes

California’s landmark new gig work law, AB5, explained. And, the broader trend of states stepping in to regulate tech companies.

Featuring

Carolyn Said: @CSaid

Margaret Harding McGill: @margarethmcgill

Links to resources discussed:

Gig workers’ win in California is a victory for workers everywhere

AB5, California’s landmark gig-work law, takes effect Jan. 1 amid controversy

States will be the battlegrounds for 2020 tech policy fights

The Rideshare guy podcast

Host:

Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset

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