California bill on independent contractors likely to pass without any carve-out for truckers

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{"text":"\"If the California Senate approves the legislation codifying the provisions of the Dynamex decision regarding the classification of independent contract workers – like drivers – it likely won’t have an exemption for the trucking industry. \n\nThat’s the conclusion of Joe Rajkovacz, director of governmental affairs & communications for the Western States Trucking Association (WSTA), following comments made last week by the Senate’s top legislator. \n\n“AB 5 is going to pass in this legislative session,” Rajkovacz said in an email to FreightWaves. “What isn’t likely to be dealt with in the few weeks remaining in the legislative session are amendments to protect various industries such as the ‘gig companies’ nor with increasing disappointment for us, trucking.”\n\nAB5 passed the California Assembly in late May. It puts into law the provisions of the Dynamex decision – almost verbatim – that came out of that transportation services company’s decision to convert all its workers en masse from employees to independent contractors.\n\nRead more: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ab5-bill-on-independent-contractors-likely-to-pass-without-any-carve-out-for-truckers\"","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[]","canComment":true}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"So I’m not sure which way to stand on this. I think if they make all employees independent contractors then the companies no longer have to provide insurance or other benefits. It all falls on the person. If I’m reading this correctly. ","replyToPid":0}