Labor Relations Radio, E111—The War on Independent Contractors, Part III: Economist Liya Palagashvili on the impact of California's AB5

A new Mercatus Center study reveals the consequences of imposing the draconian ABC Test on California's independent contractors.

In this episode, Liya Palagashvili, an economist and Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, returns to Labor Relations Radio to discuss the Mercatus Center’s new study on California’s War on Independent Contractors through AB5 and its ABC Test, and how the U.S. Department of Labor’s six-factor final rule may impact America’s workforce.

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Related:

• Labor Market Matters: New Study on California AB5 and Implications for the Department of Labor’s Independent Contractor Rule
• Labor Market Matters: A Deep Dive into our Study on California's AB5
• Mercatus Center: Assessing the Impact of Worker Reclassification: Employment Outcomes Post–California AB5
• Labor Relations Radio, E109—The War on Independent Contractors, Part I: Rep. Kevin Kiley
• Explainer: Top 10 Facts About the War on Independent Contractors in the U.S.
• Explainer: Top 10 Facts About the War on Independent Contractors in the U.S.
• To listen to all other episodes of Labor Relations Radio, go here.

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