It seems to me that although the law was claimed to be a win for all workers (at least in its intention, and pitch to the public), its effect is to favor certa

It seems to me that although the law was claimed to be a win for all workers (at least in its intention, and pitch to the public), its effect is to favor certain workers over others. And what I see is that "old-line" workers in industries already familiar with / set up to have employees are the main beneficiaries. Newer industries that have not yet figured out how to cost-efficiently have employees are the losers. Hotel cleaning staff versus part-time rideshare drivers. It seems to be about protecting "old" labor versus new labor, within the truth of labor in general being more unstable recently. I don't think I like this approach. Particularly more so because I don't see why in principle some specific contractors got callouts as exceptions, but not others [1]: -- insurance agent -- physician and surgeon, dentist, podiatrist, psychologist, or veterinarian -- lawyer, architect, engineer, private investigator, or accountant -- securities broker-dealer or investment adviser (^ clearly these contractors have been exploited long enough and need assistance (/s) ) -- direct sales salesperson -- commercial fisherman working on an American vessel (^ if there was a group of workers working in more dangerous and low paying and uncertain conditions, you would think they would be included) -- those providing professional services, such as: marketing, HR, travel agents, graphic design, grant writer, fine artist (^ Grant writer??) -- accountant, payment processor, photographer, freelance journalist, writer, real estate agent, repossession agent Why do all these industries get a pass? What about the dozens of jobs that didn't make the list? And I can clearly imagine that with these definitions locked in stone, it favors old over new that has no such title. I take this as evidence that this is a heavy exercise in picking and choosing which workers. [1] https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB5 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtm...