Today as our fastidious Panzer was washing the outside of the Panzermobile, he heard crying and shouting coming from the Catosphere. Hopping in the Panzermobile, he followed all the noise to the
Writer Beware site. With no digging at all he found the source of all the angst. A new law in California has major problems for freelance writers in the state.
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| It's hard enough being a writer. Now this. |
According to site owner Victoria Strauss, California has passed a new law aimed at helping 'freelance' workers. The AB-5 law gives freelance workers the benefits of regular employees after certain criteria are met. Because the law includes a limit of 35 'sales' to one company after that limit the freelancer becomes an employee under the law. This is one of the criteria of the law causing freelance writers a problem. Some freelance writers (and illustrators) can satisfy this criteria in six months, if not weeks. The post includes an article published by the Authors Guild explaining the law and its effects on writers.
Panzer says, "If you read all the way to the end of the post in the
Update section, you'll see they want to do the same law here where I live in Washington state."
Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection.
To read the post tootle over to
California AB5 Law
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