ABC+ Update, Jan. 20
LA City Council passes the unnecessary (and potentially harmful) Freelance Isn’t Free bill; Sen. Robert Jackson re-introduces NY Senate bill S2052, which is the freelance-busting ABC Test; Illinois Sen. Cristina Castro meets with union reps over the ABC Test in that state; US House Republicans renamed committee to be more freelancer-friendly; Mike Rowe speaks up for freelancers; independent financial advisers opposed pending USDOL regulation
ABC+ Update, Jan. 13
Nevada (Sen. Roberta Lange), Minnesota (Council members Robin Wonsley, Jason Chavez, and Jamal Osman), and Pennsylvania all make moves to push legislation with the freelance-busting ABC Test
ABC+ Update, Jan. 6
Gov. Hochul (New York) vetos the potentially harmful Freelance Isn’t Free bill for the state, observing that there’s no precedence to move from the court system to a administrative one; Freelancers Union, Authors Guild, and the National Writers Union push for the Freelance Isn’t Free in Illinois; some companies stop hiring freelancers from Massachusetts after it enforces harmful ABC Test; USDOL regulation that would make freelancing nearly impossible everywhere already faces scrutiny