In the 80s IBM got the federal law changed so that tech workers no longer had a safe harbor provision to be 1099s. They wanted to pay less for the workers, and

In the 80s IBM got the federal law changed so that tech workers no longer had a safe harbor provision to be 1099s. They wanted to pay less for the workers, and they got their wish. The take home for tech workers dropped a lot. You have to wonder what the big interest is that is pushing this puff piece from vox. This law will have an overall negative impact on people who want to work independently and take care of their own stuff. Here's how its already impacting freelance journalists: https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/california-freelancer-dynamex.php https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/california-freelan... We're not talking about slave labor here. It's a consensual relationship. If I want to be a 1099 and be more independent, I'm not sure what the state's interest is here.