PART 5. Independent Contractors [18100. - 18107.]

Part 5 added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 870, Sec. 1.

§§ 18100–18107 · 8 sections

• § 18100 This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the Freelance Worker Protection Act.
• § 18101 For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply: (a) “Freelance worker” means a person or organization composed of no more than one person, whether…
• § 18102 (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a hiring party shall pay a freelance worker the compensation specified by a contract for professional services: (1) On…
• § 18103 (a) Whenever a hiring party retains the services of a freelance worker, the contract between the hiring party and the freelance worker shall be in writing. The…
• § 18104 A waiver of any provision in this part shall be deemed contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable.
• § 18105 A hiring party shall not discriminate or take any adverse action against a freelance worker that penalizes a freelance worker for, or is reasonably likely to…
• § 18106 (a) An aggrieved freelance worker or a public prosecutor may bring a civil action to enforce this part. (b) A prevailing plaintiff in an action alleging a…
• § 18107 This part applies only to contracts entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2025.