Article: Many Freelancers Don't Get Paid on Time. This California Bill Aims to Fix That

[Jim Feeley]

From the website of a Northern California public broadcaster:

 

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Many Freelancers Don't Get Paid on Time. This California Bill Aims to Fix That

 

One of photographer Amanda Hibbert’s clients never paid her for a completed job. Writer Elizabeth Aaron once waited nearly two years for full payment.

 

They are among the hundreds of thousands of freelancers in California with little recourse to fix a recurring problem: late — or no — compensation for their work. A state bill would change that by offering graphic designers, artists, videographers and other professional freelance workers some of the protections that payroll employees command.

 

Under the proposed legislation, state labor authorities or prosecutors could go after employers who don’t pay freelancers by the date outlined in a contract or within 30 days of completing a job. The legislation, SB 998, would not cover gig workers such as app-based drivers.

 

Rest of the article, about a five-minute read:

https://www.kqed.org/news/11998844/many-freelancers-dont-get-paid-on-time-this-california-bill-aims-to-fix-that

 

The article has some interesting links, including this one to the current text of the bill:

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB988

 

[The Documentary Sound Guy]

Pretty sure the article about family estrangement isn't the right link.

If it's real, I hope they go after Disney / ESPN.  Net 90 as standard terms of service isn't right.

[Jim Feeley]

4 minutes ago, The Documentary Sound Guy said:

Pretty sure the article about family estrangement isn't the right link.

 

And why do you say that?

Also, I fixed the link. Thanks.