PEN America: California Gig Worker Bill May Have Unintended Consequences for Press Freedom
September 12, 2019
September 12, 2019
NEW YORK, Sept. 12 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
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- Bill designed to protect app-based contractors may affect freelance journalists
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As California's legislature advances a bill meant to reclassify contract workers as employees, PEN America today cautioned that the bill could have unintended consequences for writers, journalists, and other creative professionals in the gig economy.
News media advocates . . .
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- Bill designed to protect app-based contractors may affect freelance journalists
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As California's legislature advances a bill meant to reclassify contract workers as employees, PEN America today cautioned that the bill could have unintended consequences for writers, journalists, and other creative professionals in the gig economy.
News media advocates . . .