The Freelancers Union continues to plan additional outreach to other legislators.
With so many people losing jobs or forced to find more flexible work arrangements due to the coronavirus pandemic, the issue of worker classification is likely to increase in importance in the next few years.
Espinal added, “I expect the number of freelancers to grow after the pandemic, given previous trends. After 2008, there was a huge increase in the number of people who decided to go freelance.”
For many, whatever laws are on the books about how they are classified will determine the difficulty for them to earn a living independently.
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