California Looks to Give Gig Workers Their Due
AB 5, a bill that would require companies like Uber and Lyft to classify drivers as employees, could provide meaningful labor protections.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
Lauren Kaori Gurley is a freelance journalist and a former reporter-researcher at The New Republic.
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