can the tech business strategy guys figure out if they actually want to think about how to create better regulations or if they should just admit they just don’t like having rules at allhttps://twitter.com/benedictevans/status/1325394644314755073 …
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#AB5 trying to solve? The law seemed to understand little about any of the industries it tried to regulate and it’s unclear what a positive would have looked like. We first need to agree on goals before proposing legislation. What are the goals?3 replies 0 retweets 5 likes -
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Fundamentally, labor regulation has assumed that people with low negotiation leverage should be protected (minimum wage, benefits) and people with high negotiation leverage can fend for themselves (independent contractor). Gig workers have low leverage and low protection…
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Gig companies have discovered that technology has lowered the cost of contract negotiation, work scheduling, training, and quality control. This makes freelance contracts viable for commoditized work, which opens up corporate cost and tax advantages.
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Unfortunately, AB5 seems to be a poorly executed way to address this. Other countries are trying interesting approaches to balancing protection vs independence thoughhttps://twitter.com/thijsniks/status/1319369383890747392 …
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