Vox Media-owned SB Nation said it is laying off 200 sports bloggers in California due to a restrictive new law aimed at stopping tech companies from taking advantage of “gig economy” workers.

John Ness, executive director of SB Nation, broke news of the layoffs in a post on his own site, which he sarcastically titled “Thank You California” for that state’s law seeking to force companies like Uber and Lyft to classify their drivers as employees rather than contractors.

Ness started off by thanking his army of California bloggers, who he said helped write thousands of stories covering 25 pro and college sports teams. But the state’s new independent contractor laws will bar them from contributing more than 35 stories a year to the site, he explained.

“In the early weeks and months of 2020, we will end our contracts with most contractors at California brands,” Ness said. “This shift is part of a business and staffing strategy that we have been exploring over the past two years, but one that is also necessary in light of California’s new independent contractor law, which goes into effect January 1, 2020. That new law makes it impossible for us to continue with our current California team site structure because it restricts contractors from producing more than 35 written content ‘submissions’ per year.

“To comply with this new law, we will not be replacing California contractors with contractors from other states,” Ness added. “Rather, we’re encouraging any contractors interested in one of our newly-created full-time or part-time employee positions to apply.”

There could be a lot fewer contributors in the new lineup, however.

Despite the 200-person layoff, the Vox Media job board listed only one dozen openings at SB Nation as of Tuesday.