Episode description
Following the U.S. Department of Labor’s releasing its final rule to limit the freedom of individuals to earn a living though independent contracting, the founders of Fight For Freelancers, a coalition of more than 2,500 freelancers in professions ranging from writing to truck driving, filed a lawsuit through the Pacific Legal Foundation.
In this second episode in our multi-part series on the War on Independent Contractors, Kim Kavin, one of the founders of Fight for Freelancers USA, returns to Labor Relations Radio, along with her attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation’s Wilson Freeman to discuss the lawsuit, as well as the War on Independent Contractors at the state and federal levels.
Related:
* Labor Relations Radio, E109—The War on Independent Contractors, Part I: Rep. Kevin Kiley
* Explainer: Top 10 Facts About the War on Independent Contractors in the U.S.
* Pacific Legal Foundation: Freelancers sue Department of Labor over vague, new contracting rule
* Follow Kim Kavin on X (formerly Twitter)
* To listen to all other episodes of Labor Relations Radio, go here.
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