Fight For Freelancers has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court representing more than 275,000 people, in support of a lawsuit by the American Society of Journalists and Authors, Inc., and the National Press Photographers Association that challenges California’s ABC Test law, Assembly Bill 5, on First Amendment grounds. Read the Fight For Freelancers press release, or read the Fight For Freelancers amicus brief.
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Fight For Freelancers Files Amicus Brief with National Labor Relations Board
Today, Fight For Freelancers USA led a nationwide coalition representing more than 250,000 independent contractors in filing an amicus brief before the National Labor Relations Board, in defense of the right to choose self-employment. Read our press release here or read the amicus brief here.
U.S. Senate HELP Committee Hearing on PRO Act Disappoints
“Yesterday’s hearing by the Senate HELP Committee focused almost entirely on making it easier for current employees to unionize, while failing to recognize how parts of the PRO Act would harm the country’s 59 million independent contractors…” Read more…
Creators of Fight For Freelancers USA Honored with Exceptional Service Award
“The American Society of Journalists and Authors presented its Exceptional Service Award—a special honor given only periodically—to Debbie Abrams Kaplan, Kim Kavin, Jen Singer and Karon Warren, co-leaders of the the nonpartisan, grassroots, self-funded, ad hoc coalition Fight For Freelancers USA.” … Read more …
Fight For Freelancers “Right vs. Wrong” Video No. 5
Today, Fight For Freelancers USA launched the fifth video in its “Right vs. Wrong” series to educate lawmakers about independent contractor work, and why it must be protected by removing the ABC Test from the federal PRO Act. Read more…
Fight For Freelancers “Right vs. Wrong” Video No. 4
Today, Fight For Freelancers USA launched the fourth video in its “Right vs. Wrong” series to educate lawmakers about independent contractor work, and why it must be protected by removing the ABC Test from the federal PRO Act. Read more…
Fight For Freelancers “Right vs. Wrong” Video No. 3
Today, Fight For Freelancers USA launched the third video in its “Right vs. Wrong” series to educate lawmakers about independent contractor work, and why it must be protected by removing the ABC Test from the federal PRO Act. Read more…
Fight For Freelancers “Right vs. Wrong” Video No. 2
Today, Fight For Freelancers USA launched the first video in its “Right vs. Wrong” series to educate lawmakers about independent contractor work, and why it must be protected by removing the ABC Test from the federal PRO Act. Read more…
Fight For Freelancers “Right vs. Wrong” Video No. 1
Today, Fight For Freelancers USA launched the first video in its “Right vs. Wrong” series to educate lawmakers about independent contractor work, and why it must be protected by removing the ABC Test from the federal PRO Act. Read more…
An Open Letter to Senators Kelly, King, Manchin, Sinema and Warner
Today, Fight For Freelancers USA sent this open letter to Senators Mark Kelly, Angus King, Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Warner. “Thank you for being reasonable, moderate voices in the U.S. Senate. We need more lawmakers like you who understand that freedom of choice applies to working styles as much as to anything else. We value your support and recognize that as long as you withhold co-sponsorship of the PRO Act, you are standing up in support of Americans like us.”
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