Industries across the state are scrambling to understand how they will be affected by AB 5, the new state law limiting the use of independent contractors. Add to that list public school districts, which employ tens of thousands of athletic coaches, arts instructors and even some special education service providers on a contract basis.
Groups of workers ranging from truck drivers to freelance journalists to gig economy workers like Uber drivers have publicly decried the law and challenged it in court. Tech companies including Uber and Doordash are hoping to qualify a November ballot measure that would exempt them from…