The bill strikes at the heart of the “gig economy” business model of technology platforms like Uber, Postmates, Lyft Inc, DoorDash and others who rely heavily on the state’s 450,000 contract workers, not full-time employees, to drive passengers or deliver food via app-based services.
It seems to me that this idiotic law should apply to actors and actresses as well. If doing bit parts for anyone who will hire them isn’t gig work then what is. OTOH the application of Sacramento Wisdom would lead to an obvious exception for this esteemed group.
The law has a lot of carve-outs. That’s actually one reason why it is being sued on violations of equal rights and interstate commerce. Because it does affect content writers but not photographers, does affect Uber drivers delivering items but not the MLM salespeople who sold the items being delivered.