CA Worker Classification Laws Gone Bad
This article does a good job of showing how the CA laws and court decisions making it harder to work as a contractor are harming those the law was supposed to protect.
With the Gig economy gaining increased momentum during the COVID pandemic, many of these attempts to make everyone an employee are archaic and behind the times. Odd for such a "progressive" state like CA.
Wall Street Journal article about comedians (and others) losing work