Your Freelance Horror Stories (And a New NYS Bill)

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 25, 2022

New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes (D, District 22) and Larry Goldbetter, president of the National Writers Union, Local 1981, talk about a new bill intended to protect contract and freelance workers from wage theft and ensure timely pay. Plus, Ilana Kaplan talks about her negative experience working freelance for L’Officiel Magazine, which led to the city's first lawsuit against an employer since the city passed its own version of the bill in 2017.

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