> Also, some states, like CA, are very unfriendly which regard to the extra costs required for employees in terms of benefits, wages (salary exempt) and classif

> Also, some states, like CA, are very unfriendly which regard to the extra costs required for employees in terms of benefits, wages (salary exempt) and classification of employees with the ABC test [1], so the wins that states make for employees incentivizes many employers to look elsewhere instead. This is exactly right. People seem to think all these regulations are doing them a favor and increasing their freedom but what's actually happening in reality is pretty much the opposite. It's now literally cheaper even after accounting for delivery risks to hire people from Tennessee, North Carolina, etc.