California (Quietly) Limits Unpopular Law That Restricted Freelancers | Zero Hedge
The enactment of the new measure, which came after months of political and legal pressure from the trucking industry, companies such as Uber and Postmates, and groups such as the American Society of Journalists and Authors Inc. and the National Press Photographers Association, is a rare defeat for the labor movement in solidly progressive California.
The new law, known as AB 2257, passed both chambers of the state legislature unanimously on Aug. 31.
The Democratic governor announced on his website Sept. 4 that he had signed the measure but offered no explanation for why he had done so. The governor s office could not immediately be reached for comment.
The new law took effect immediately upon signing.