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Likely upcoming legal change in California affecting independent contractors. Does this affect you or your clients? Note especially the last sentence of the quoted passage below:
"Passed by the California Senate this week, the bill would extend labor protections and employee benefits like health care, overtime and minimum wage to many workers formerly considered contractors. The measure is expected to be signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom and go into effect Jan. 1.
"Starting then, associations that use freelancers in California may need to reclassify these workers as full-time employees entitled to employee benefits. This would apply not just to associations headquartered in California but any U.S. association that employs contractors in California."
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