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This is so true. And it’s beyond ridiculous at all levels of government The first time I testified before Congress about independent-contractor policy, I studied and studied to try and be ready for any question the committee might ask me It then became apparent in the hearing that the primary sponsor of the freelance-busting bill we were testifying about didn’t even know what was in it. He kept confusing the type of regulatory language (ABC ) with the way it was applied through a law (AB5) in California It was maddening

They talk about California’s AB5 here, and about how freelancers everywhere are “critical” for media companies to operate hoganlovells.com/en/publicat…

A hearing on this golf-caddie bill is scheduled for Monday in New Jersey. No bills are scheduled to be heard to protect the independent-contractor status of others in the NJDOL crosshairs: attorneys, translators, nurses, physical therapists… Just the golf caddies.

What’s happening right now in New Jersey is a policy battle between entrepreneurism and extremism 99% of about 9,500 written public comments on file at NJDOL oppose the Department’s proposed independent-contractor rule. Many of these comments come from entrepreneurial people who earn some or all of our income as independent contractors Only 26 written comments, largely from unions and multimillion-dollar think tanks, support the proposed rulemaking. These 26 comments include two that cite this book about alt-labor groups in a footnote, as reference material So I got the book and read it Page 44 of this book lists problems that alt-labor groups want to protect society from, by altering employment laws The list of cited problems includes: * discrimination * human trafficking * child labor * workplace violence * independent contractor This is literally suggesting that a company working with independent contractors, or people choosing to be our own bosses—a freedom we’ve all had since the United States was founded—is on par with child abuse and assault It’s hard to conceive of more extremist thinking being used to try and restrict everyone’s fundamental freedom to earn a living

Since we're talking kings and history this weekend... George Washington went into business for himself as a land surveyor. Alexander Hamilton did it as an attorney. Paul Revere did it as a silversmith. The people who made America valued the freedom to be our own bosses.