HEY FREELANCERS - California just passed the Freelancer Worker Protection Act (SB 988). The gist: Clients have to provide you a contract with scope of work and pay, they gotta pay you in 30 days (or else pay double damages), and they cannot retaliate for trying to get paid. nwu.org/governor-new...
That's HUGE
This is cool. It looks like California real estate appraisers like me are covered by this
I think Senator @scottwiener.bsky.social should come back to bluesky—if for no other reason than to let us give him flowers for this and other good works
Wish this would be expanded nationally.
Gotta say as someone who reluctantly works as a part-time freelancer, this is a big deal.
Here's the full text of the law, courtesy of Cal Matters: digitaldemocracy.calmatters.org/bills/ca_202...
Digital Democracy overview of bill SB 988: Freelance Worker Protection Act.
The client doesn’t state the pay, the contractor does.
At least he signed something. Grrr
Thank. GOD.
Is this for freelancers who live in CA or companies based there?