JulesPierre

What does this mean for other on-demand type of businesses like Handy (on-demand cleaning) that also employ Independent Contractors? Would they bring on their ICs as employees or would it be too cost-prohibitive and thus they'd opt not to operate in California?

Finally, California tends to set trends for the rest of the country. Would we see other states go the California way and change classification of ICs to employees?

I saw this as a teenager and never have I sobbed as hard as I did watching a movie. It was devastating and I too will never watch it again, even though it's a beautiful movie.

In contrast, I must have watched "Spirited Away" at least 50 times and have gifted it as present to the young ones in my extended family. Not only is the animation compelling but so is the story, the characters and the soundtrack. It's a message about resilience and adaptability and encompasses the spiritual and the fantastical.

This was a story covered by Canadian press some years back. Here is one article from CBC from 2012:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/nortel-collapse-linked-to-c...

I lived in Ottawa during the heyday of Nortel, Corel, JDS, Newbridge and many other tech firms during 90s and 2000s and had many friends and family members employed by Nortel. The slow collapse of Nortel, a behemoth of the Canadian marketplace and a huge employer, and the ensuing job losses and loss of pension funds were heartbreaking.

China was able to grow in leaps and bounds its telecom industry in an accelerated matter that v likely couldn't have occurred without espionage.