Wendy Bowman: I’m losing freelance writing work left and right

Wendy Bowman is a resident of San Clemente, California. This is how her state's rollout of AB 5 devastated Wendy and her business, costing her key clients: I am a single, divorced female with 30-plus years of journalism experience who is not only trying the best I can to take care of myself, but also …

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