California’s AB5 & gig work: What now?

There’s no denying that the gig economy is thriving. Much of this growth is driven by both massively well-funded private companies as well as public tech giants that are capitalizing on an unprecedented era of consumer demand for convenience, no matter the goods or services. As a result, more than 57 million Americans—35 percent of the U.S. workforce—performed freelance or gig work in 2019, contributing an estimated one trillion dollars to the overall economy.