Los Angeles Daily News, December 23, 2015: (Op-Ed) Occupational licensing a barrier to low-income job seekers
“Elected officials in Los Angeles-area city halls and the state government in Sacramento should start by rolling back burdensome occupational licensing regulations, which stand in the way of low-income job-seekers and budding entrepreneurs. Most people have never heard of occupational licenses, yet they are a growing hindrance to economic mobility both in California and across the country. Before you can work in many professions, you are forced to seek permission from your state or local government in the form of an occupational license. To make matters more difficult, you often have to pay a significant sum of money or spend months — and sometimes years — in training before beginning your career.”