Archive - Freelance Busting

‘These Concerns Are Not Hypothetical’

Three more New Jersey legislators ask Governor Sherrill to delay the state’s independent-contractor rule so the Legislature can act.

14 hrs ago • Kim Kavin

Well. That Was Unexpected.

A union president and a retired Teamster testified in New Jersey yesterday that it’s wrong to reclassify at least some independent contractors.

Sep 15 • Kim Kavin

Equality, Sexism and the Will of the People

My testimony about New Jersey Assembly Bill 4735 asks lawmakers to stop all bills that would unfairly protect only a few types of independent…

Sep 14 • Kim Kavin

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‘Severe Adverse Impact’

New Jersey’s Senate president asks the governor to further delay the state’s looming independent-contractor rule to July 2027.

Sep 8 • Kim Kavin

The Answers We Need

Gallup stopped asking a key question in its Labor Day survey. The omission badly skews the media and political narrative.

Sep 7 • Kim Kavin

The New Language of Freelance Busting

Paul Osterman’s book frames independent contractors as “disposable workers,” even when we’re happier than traditional employees.

Sep 1 • Kim Kavin

August 2026

And Now, Chicago

A hearing is scheduled September 15 for a bill that’s similar to New York City’s, saying that anyone providing “core delivery services” must be an…

Aug 27 • Kim Kavin

The “Core” Concern

In New York City, the narrative is about Amazon drivers, but the language in the Delivery Protection Act could easily be altered to target far more…

Aug 18 • Kim Kavin

The NJBIA is correct: "You can also contend that this whole debate, at its core, is not really about protecting workers who were truly misclassified."

Aug 11 • Kim Kavin

The Rise of Megan Romer

I tangled with her in 2021, after the AFL-CIO’s president elevated her in their joint attack on independent contractors.

Aug 3 • Kim Kavin

July 2026

In New Jersey, the left's argument is that 6,600 illegal voters in one year is not a widespread problem, but 700 independent contractors filing claims…

Jul 27 • Kim Kavin

JD Vance vs. Reality

The vice president says unions can stop socialism and communism—when unionists, socialists and communists are together attacking entrepreneurs.

Jul 20 • Kim Kavin

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