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Classifying Workers as Independent Contractors in California is About to Become Harder

The California Legislature is poised to pass Assembly Bill 5, an act that will reclassify up to two million California independent contractors as employees.  All indications are that the bill will pass in the coming days.  In an op-ed piece published in the Sacramento Bee on Labor Day 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom expressed his …

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The longest shutdown in U.S. history will have lingering consequences for federal workers

Though President Donald Trump and Congress finally brokered a deal to end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, members of the federal workforce are still left dealing with the financial pain it caused. The partial shutdown stretched on for 35 days, depriving government employees of two paychecks. Although President Donald Trump said on …

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Madeline Messa

Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.