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EXCLUSIVE | Package of new City Council bills would strengthen freelance worker protections

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on November 22, 2022
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In a bid to enshrine stronger protections for freelance workers into city law, City Council Members Keith Powers and Chi Ossé will introduce a package of bills Tuesday aimed at limiting non-compete clauses and allowing more contract workers to access safeguards the city already has on the books.

The three-bill package contains legislation that will greatly limit the use of non-compete clauses in freelance contracts – with some exceptions, lower the monetary threshold for coverage under the city’s “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” from $800 to $250 and dub April “Freelancers’ Appreciation Month,” Powers (D-Manhattan) told amNewYork Metro in an exclusive interview on the bills.

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EXCLUSIVE | Package of new City Council bills would strengthen freelance worker protections

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