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		renewiltord on Aug 20, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uber and Lyft shutdown in California averted as ju... Upwork sent around a "Don't worry about AB5" email but I'm not taking chances. Just ended everything with Cali contractors.

ffggvv on Aug 20, 2020 [–]

yeah i mean frankly speaking it’s just not worth the risk to hire someone from ca given the law. it’s not like ca employees provide anything special over other state’s that would justify paying them more for low skill jobs that can be done remotely

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