The Labor Department recently revised 300 sites of new rules to categorize many independent contractors as payment people.
According to CNBC, this might help consultants “recover lost income.” That’s really drivel.
Some contractors will have to deal with more strain as a result of the new regulations. My new film demonstrates how it will make it even more difficult for them to accomplish their goals.
I know this because I saw what happened in California.
Four years ago, unions pressured Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez to pass a new legislation that classed job workers. They were told they’d find higher wages, time, and other perks.
Confused internet liked that. Vox called the law” a huge win for staff everyday”.
Ha! A few months after, Vox Media laid off hundreds of contractors.
According to independent singer Ari Herstand,” They expected that all these businesses were going to categorize independent contractors as people.” ” In fact, they’re really letting them go”.
Herstand learned that he no more can really read them a check when he wants other musicians to play alongside him.
” I have to place that drummer on payroll, W2 him, obtain staff ‘ comp plan, unemployment insurance, pay fees”, he complains. ” I have to use a payroll business”.
California’s anti- independent rules was supposed to protect “abused” Uber and Lyft motorists. But many like the freedom of being independent.
” I do n’t want a boss to tell me when or where to drive”, one told us.
However, officials who are unionized insist they are educated.
Gonzalez said,” When you have to get a side job or a third or fourth job, that’s not freedom, that’s feudalism”.
What occurred as a result of politicians ‘ passing of poor laws is typical. People with political connections pay doctors and lobbyists to get away with them. Vehicle owners got an exemption from California’s new laws. So did writers, photojournalists, graphic designers, illustrators, musicians ( like Herstand ), and more than 100 other professions.
Uber and Lyft got deductions, also.
” Why is that great law”? I ask. ” Claim for whoever’s smart enough to get to the politicians”.
” It’s certainly not the remedy”, Herstand admits. ” That does n’t seem like that’s a way to legislate”.
No. But that’s how it’s done.
A writer asked Gonzalez:” What do you have to say to those independent journalists, those independent companies, who have now lost their jobs because of your expenses”?
The senator sneered:” These are n’t work. These are jobs that require three days per month as freelancers.
The pride!
Individuals chose these tasks. Most had different options. The poverty rate is low.
Contractors enjoy the freedom that freelance job offers. How dare officials declare, for all, that those tasks are n’t great enough?
” They’re embarrassed that they made this great mistake”, says Herstand.
” They are n’t taking it back”, I point out.
” No politician always wants to admit that they did something wrong”, he replies.
The benefits of California’s faults are now in. Freelancers also lost work despite all the exemptions for those with political connections.
According to a study conducted by the Mercatus Center, employment dropped by as much as 28 % in professions where self-employment was prevalent.
And that’s not because most consultants got team work with benefits. Labor power membership fell, also.
But today, the Labor Department is compelled to impose the same restrictions on freelance work as the rest of the country. Insane! It’s a purpose we have 50 state. Certainly all of us want to be more like California!
Perhaps worse, President Joe Biden wants to get Congress to pass the Professional Act, a bill supported by the unions. Without any exceptions, it would categorize staff the same way California did.
Do n’t politicians ever learn?
No.
Biden claims to be” the most pro-union president in American history.”
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