SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A federal judge will not temporarily exempt freelance journalists and photographers from a broad new California labor law that they fear could put some of them out of business.
U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez denied the temporary restraining order sought by two freelancers’ organizations while he considers their objections to the law requiring that many be treated as employees instead of independent contractors.
A hearing on their request isn’t scheduled until March. But an attorney for the groups said Monday that the harm to their profession is immediate from the law that took effect with the new year.
