A substitute math teacher in Pico Rivera. A custom cake designer in Pacific Palisades. What do these two women have in common? Both have seen their work evaporate in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
California employers may dislike the new law on independent contractors, but they’re devising a host of strategies to comply.
Many self-employed workers are also on the ropes. Bryan Cuan-Garcia, 31, was all set to work lights and audio at the now-delayed Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, among other jobs. “I went from having about 25 gigs a month for the next four months to not having a single day on the calendar,” he said.
Bryan Cuan-Garcia’s small audio and visual production company has been slammed by event cancellations.Kari Hoole is a project management director for Code Four, a Huntington Beach design and events agency that organizes the Great Pacific Airshow and the Orange County Blossom Festival, as well as concerts, corporate meetings and trade shows. All its jobs have been canceled through May.
In the meantime, she said, the laid-off workers can apply for unemployment benefits, and “we are still paying for health insurance for those in our plan for as long as we are able to.”
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