[Katy Grimes, California Globe. Lake Tahoe Music Festival]
I'm from Placerville, El Dorado County, California aka Hangtown and this affects not only California but also Nevada. Both States are tired of Rich City ...
Another casualty in the quest to ‘save’ workers from ‘misclassification’
California’s AB 5 has taken another life: The new law has now killed off the 40-year old Lake Tahoe Music Festival.
“After 40+ years of classical music concerts offered outside with family and friends, the Lake Tahoe Music Festival will call a wrap to our summer festival with two performances in August of 2020,” the official festival website says. The Festival also posted the announcement on their Facebook page.
Assembly Bill 5 by former labor leader Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), has already significantly limited Californians’ ability to work as independent contractors and freelancers. It was revealed during Senate debate in September that the AFL-CIO wrote AB 5.
The California Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates that AB 5 has already affected more than 1 million independent contractor and freelance working Californians.
Gonzalez can now add one more casualty to the growing list of 300+ industries impacted by the new law.
The Lake Tahoe Music Festival explained their decision:...
https://californiaglobe.com/section-2/californias-ab-5-kills-off-40-year-lake-tahoe-music-festival/