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California Truckers Take Fight Against Anti-Gig Law to Supreme Court

California Truckers Take Fight Against Anti-Gig Law to Supreme Court
A truck drives by hills covered in dry grass along Highway 5 in Los Banos, Calif., on May 25, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
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Independent truckers in California are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate an unusually restrictive and possibly unconstitutional state law that virtually outlaws independent contracting.

Independent truckers say the California law known as AB5, which took effect Jan. 1, 2020, will kill their industry by preventing companies from hiring them.