UPDATE: NYC Adopts New Rules Implementing Freelance Law

Earlier this year, we reported that New York City adopted The Establishing Protections for Freelance Workers Act, also known as the Freelance Isn't Free Act, (the "Freelance Law"). As explained in our prior blog, under the Freelance Law, a company must: (1) provide a written contract when it contracts with a freelance worker for services worth $800 or more, (2) ensure that all payments to freelance workers are made on a timely basis and paid in full, and (3) prohibit any type of retaliatory or adverse action against freelance workers for exercising the rights granted to them under the Freelance Law.

The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs recently adopted new rules to clarify previously ambiguous requirements under the Freelance Law. The rules also provide additional protections to freelance workers. More specifically, companies are prohibited from including waivers of certain rights in independent contractor agreements with freelance workers providing