Vox, which owns the sports site SB Nation, is informing freelancers that they'll be losing their jobs when AB5 kicks in next year.
Vox Media is preparing for a California law, Assembly Bill 5, which goes into effect in 2020 and forbids non-employees from submitting more than 35 articles per year.
SB Nation said on Monday that it will move its California team blogs, which relies on contractors, to a new system run by SB Nation employees.Hundreds of freelance writers at Vox Media, primarily those covering sports for thesite, will lose their jobs in the coming months as the company prepares for a California law to go into effect that will force companies to reclassify contractors in the state as employees.
"This is a bittersweet note of thanks to our California independent contractors," John Ness, executive director of SB Nation, wrote in aon Monday. "In 2020, we will move California's team blogs from our established system with hundreds of contractors to a new one run by a team of new SB Nation employees."
In a separate memo seen by CNBC, Ness said that California contractors can apply for a full-time or part-time position in California. Contractors who wish to continue contributing can do so but "need to understand they will not be paid for future contributions," he said. "We know this may be a difficult decision, so we're giving everyone affected 30 days to decide what works for them," Ness added.
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