06/13/2020
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From: National Notary Association
AB 1850 — SAVE YOUR INDEPENDENT NOTARY BUSINESS
I am writing to you about AB 1850 (Gonzalez). AB 1850 is follow-up legislation to last year's so-called "Uber and Lyft law" — the new worker-classification law that threatens the dream of operating your own independent Notary business.
Traditionally, Notary Signing Agents have worked as independent contractors because it gives them the flexibility to control when and how much they work, to perform notarizations and loan signings the way they want, and to choose the companies they work for.
Going forward, the law makes your hiring companies — and not you — decide if you are an independent contractor. If you don't meet a strict "ABC" test, they must classify you as an employee.
The NNA has been closely monitoring the new law and AB 1850 in the Legislature this session. While NNA believes most NSAs meet the new test to be classified as independent contractors, a recent exemption granted to real estate appraisers in AB 1850 convinced us to work with our lobbyist in Sacramento to secure an exemption for you just to be safe.
