Episode 132: California Declares War on Franchise Business Model

California passed landmark legislation, the long-anticipated AB 5, re-classifying Uber and Lyft and other drivers as employees. But the fallout is just beginning - and the franchise business model may be on shaky ground. We’ll discuss what this means for employers and what’s ahead in California. And new data came out this week that shows minorities are now the majority of new working-age hires in America. Since demographics are destiny, we’ll discuss what all this means for traditional employers. And we’ll take a look at a new documentary that vividly shows the confluence of traditional workers trying to compete in the global economy. We’ll talk about those stories and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.