New York City and the “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act

New York City and the “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act

Freelance work and the so-called “gig economy” have come to represent an enormous element of the modern labor force, with at least 27% of American workers engaging in some freelance or temporary “gigs” in 2016. Now—at least in New York City—the law is beginning to...
10 Hour Days: Farm Workers

10 Hour Days: Farm Workers

Americans have long romanticized the agricultural industry and the work it entails. Even in grittier depictions, think Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath, the farming experience is linked to a simpler, more traditional way of life, where community and family is able to...