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Indentured Slavery is Over?

September 23, 2019 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 2 Comments

I have been listening to folks talk about the California bill (AB 5) that was just signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom this minute. (OK, when this was written.) The provisions take effect on 1 January 2020, setting standards as to who is an employee and who is an independent contractor (such as drivers and delivery folks).

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Keep on Truckin’

May 14, 2014 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.

For years, I drove between Queens (NY) and Cambridge (MA). Every Friday afternoon down to Queens. Every Sunday night (or was that Monday morning?) back to Cambridge. Years later, I drove from Charlottesville to Dulles and from Charlottesville to Roanoke (all in Virginia) several times a week for decade or so.

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