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New York State Enacts Payment Law for Independent Contractors

Co-Author, Polsinelli At Work Blog

Jack Blum and Caitlyn Stollings, labor and employment attorneys in the firm's Washington D.C., office, discussed the recently enacted "Freelance Isn't Free Act" ("Act") by the Governor of New York. This Act aims to safeguard the interests of freelance workers by mandating prompt payments, ensuring the provision of written contracts for their services along with specific contractual requirements, and introducing legal remedies and penalties for instances of non-payment.