This previous February, California State Senator Scott Wiener launched Senate Invoice 988 (SB 988) or as we wish to name it, the Freelance isn’t Free Act. As in different components of the nation, the place we’ve been profitable in implementing comparable legal guidelines, it goals to make sure elementary protections for freelance employees, enforced by the State Labor Commissioner and the Legal professional Common. These protections embody the fitting to a contract, immediate cost inside 30 days of finishing work, and the fitting to double damages for non-payment.
We took an enormous step in February of 2023 once we handed comparable laws within the Metropolis of Los Angeles, but it surely solely applies to work carried out inside county limits. By increasing this laws statewide, we will make sure that you’ll have fundamental labor protections, like immediate cost and the fitting to a contract. We consider that from San Diego to Sacramento all Californians should be coated below the legislation.
What are you able to do to assist move this laws? There’s a couple of methods!
- Voice your help with our template: Head to https://freelancersunion.org/email-legislator/ and fill out the shape to ship a message to your legislators to voice your help for Freelance Isn’t Free, which incorporates protections like the fitting to a contract, immediate cost inside 30 days of finishing work, and the fitting to double damages for non-payment.
- Contact your consultant straight: Go to https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/ to seek out your discover their meeting member and senator, click on “contact me” on their web page, then select “Touch upon Invoice or Laws” from the dropdown menu. There you’ll be able to write out and submit your letter of help!