Exempt All Small Businesses Under AB 5

When the phone calls come into the National Federation of Independent Business/California offices about AB 5 we know the questions will boil down to this: Is our type of business one of the lucky ones that gained an exemption under the new worker classification law? We’ve developed flow charts and explanations on how different businesses […]
A Brief Note on Being the Envy of the World
Ninety-nine percent of all statistics only tell forty-nine percent of the story.” – Ron DeLegge, Financial Author Having a high rate of economic growth solves a lot of problems. From government’s perspective, as businesses invest more and consumers spend more, there is ample tax revenue to fund ongoing priorities like education as well as short-term initiatives. […]
Californians Reject New Taxes and Borrowing
The preliminary election returns reported on March 4th – the day after the election, and the day when we used to get final returns – indicate that California’s voters delivered a stunning rejection of new taxes and borrowing. It’s about time. At the state level, Prop.13 which would have authorized $15 billion in general obligation […]