Advertising agencies in California are facing a possible talent drought after the state 's Supreme Court ruled freelance ##rs could only be treated as such if their work was outside a firm 's " usual scope " . “For a company that is playing the margin game, they’re going to hurt from this because it’s going to be a massive investment,” said one agency executive, requesting anonymity. While many companies have the resources to cover the additional cost of expanding their headcount others do not , and some fear skilled freelancers will want to leave their flexible work schedules and instead seek opportunities elsewhere , according to anonymous sources .
Advertising agencies in California are facing a possible talent drought after the state 's Supreme Court ruled freelance ##rs could only be treated as such if their work was outside a firm 's " usual scope " . While many companies have the resources to cover the additional cost of expanding their headcount others do not , and some fear skilled freelancers will want to leave their flexible work schedules and instead seek opportunities elsewhere , according to anonymous sources .