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Freelancers Under Fire: Legislation Threatens Gig Economy Workers

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The state law was passed in September of 2019 and was later enacted in January of 2020. Kaplan recently accompanied Kavin, and Karen Anderson as the co-founders of Fight For Freelancers testified before the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Workforce Protections (Committee on Education and the Workforce).

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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of employer businesses in 2019—a growth of 16.7% million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” The 2019 “ State of Women-Owned Businesses Report ” from American Express finds women-owned businesses “now represent 42% of all businesses—nearly 13 million—employing 9.4 trillion.”

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice Atwal is a trailblazer in the health care industry.

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