Today, Fight For Freelancers filed a public comment urging the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development to rescind its proposed independent-contractor rule in its entirety. Read the 26-page public comment here.
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Co-Founder of Fight For Freelancers Testifies before U.S. Senate
Fight For Freelancers co-founder Kim Kavin, a freelance writer and editor from New Jersey, testified before the U.S. Senate HELP Committee at a hearing about the need to protect independent contractors across the United States. It was her third appearance as a witness on Capitol Hill, with two previous appearances in the U.S. House of Representatives. … Read more …
Co-Founder of Fight For Freelancers Testifies Before Congress (Again)
Kim Kavin, a co-founder of the grassroots advocacy coalition Fight For Freelancers, testified before Congress today about the urgent need for lawmakers to protect our fundamental freedom to earn a living in the face of continuing anti-independent contractor policy-making nationwide. Read more …
“Campaign for Our Careers” Named 2022 FOLIO: Eddie Finalist
Judges for the FOLIO: Eddie Awards, one of the most prestigious recognition programs in the publishing community, announced today that its finalists in this year’s competition include a series of articles published on Entrepreneur.com, reported and written by Fight For Freelancers co-founder Kim Kavin, about the need to protect the choice of self-employment. … Read more …
Women fighting to protect freelance jobs aren’t ‘hysterical’
As published in the Philadelphia Inquirer: “If the Great Resignation and the shift of even more women into self-employment does nothing else, it should be a clarion call to lawmakers, regulators, and thought leaders that it’s time for them to do a Great Rethinking about the need to protect all independent contractor careers.” … Read more …
This is What Freelancers Think about the PRO Act
As published by Forbes: “Why on earth would I want to layer another person or entity in between my clients and me? If I wanted somebody else telling me what to do and how to do it, or how much he thinks I should earn for my time and skills, I would have stayed in my staff job two decades ago.” … Read more …
Freelancers Nationwide Are Already Getting Caught in the ABC Test Net
As reported in Contently, “with national ABC Test legislation in Congress and public awareness rising, more freelancers report being turned away from work because they pose a legal liability to the publisher.” READ MORE …
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