Building a Stronger Digital Freelance Community
Freelancing has become an essential component of the American labor market in the digital age. Millions of self-employed professionals—from coders and graphic artists to marketers and content creators—are fueling innovation and delivering crucial services across numerous sectors. Their adaptability and entrepreneurial drive are transforming the way work is performed.
However, despite their significant contributions, existing worker protections have not evolved to meet freelancers’ unique challenges. Many freelancers struggle with delayed or missing payments, unstable earnings, and limited access to fundamental benefits such as health insurance, retirement savings, and legal rights. When disagreements happen, freelancers often face these issues alone, lacking the protections available to traditional employees.
This disparity puts freelancers in a vulnerable position and undermines economic stability. Continued neglect in labor and policy frameworks threatens the sustainability of this vital workforce.
Freelancers are professionals who deserve respect, support, and protection.
We call on policymakers to:
Implement laws that guarantee prompt payment and hold clients accountable;
Develop portable and flexible benefits tailored to freelance work;
Ensure affordable and fair legal recourse for freelancers;
Recognize freelancers explicitly in labor and tax regulations as an important worker category.
The future of work demands policies that reflect the modern freelance economy. It’s time for meaningful action to provide freelancers with fairness, security, and a voice.
However, despite their significant contributions, existing worker protections have not evolved to meet freelancers’ unique challenges. Many freelancers struggle with delayed or missing payments, unstable earnings, and limited access to fundamental benefits such as health insurance, retirement savings, and legal rights. When disagreements happen, freelancers often face these issues alone, lacking the protections available to traditional employees.
This disparity puts freelancers in a vulnerable position and undermines economic stability. Continued neglect in labor and policy frameworks threatens the sustainability of this vital workforce.
Freelancers are professionals who deserve respect, support, and protection.
We call on policymakers to:
Implement laws that guarantee prompt payment and hold clients accountable;
Develop portable and flexible benefits tailored to freelance work;
Ensure affordable and fair legal recourse for freelancers;
Recognize freelancers explicitly in labor and tax regulations as an important worker category.
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The future of work demands policies that reflect the modern freelance economy. It’s time for meaningful action to provide freelancers with fairness, security, and a voice.
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