California State Assembly revises controversial AB 5 bill to support freelance photographers

Controversial California Law Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) has been revised to include an exemption for freelancers, addressing ample criticism that resulted in a lawsuit from the NPPA in December 2019. With this exemption in place, California-based freelance photographers, writers, editors, illustrators and multiple others are no longer limited by the 35 submissions per client/year restriction. The issue began in early 2018 when California -- in an effort to protect workers from being exploited -- est...