Translators and interpreters are NOT exempt from AB5, which is causing major problems for our fellow colleagues in California. So every single translator who is a freelancer in California has been affected by this new law… Some of my friends here in San Diego and Los Angeles have received letters from large translation agencies about how they can no longer work together because companies are trying to protect themselves and, instead of going through the trouble of proving that their independent contractors should not be classified as employees, they would rather stop working with California freelancers altogether.

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Here is some more information about AB5:

• Statement by the American Translators Association
• Association of Translators and Interpreters in the San Diego Area (ATISDA)
• Northern California Translators Association (NCTA)
• AB5 Articles Archive
• California Wanted to Protect Uber Drivers. Now it May Hurt Freelancers.
• Uncertainty for Interpreters as Gig Economy Bill (AB5) Passes California Senate
• From Interpreters and Journalists to Pet Sitters, California's Gig Economy Law has Independent Contractors Fretting
• Impact of Gig Worker Bill AB5 on Translators and Interpreters
• Will New California Law Change Your Freelance Translation Work? Maybe.

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