NEW YORK FREELANCE ISN'T FREE ACT
Freelance Isn't Free Act
New York litigation concerning freelance compensation, retaliation, statutory remedies, and the scope of individual liability under the Freelance Isn't Free Act.
REPRESENTATIVE AUTHORITY
Yean v. Tulip Health
In September 2026, the New York Supreme Court permitted Freelance Isn't Free Act claims to proceed against a company principal individually, applying an economic-realities analysis to whether the principal qualified as a statutory “hiring party.”
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FIFA LITIGATION
Statutory disputes involving contracts, compensation and hiring-party liability.
Unpaid freelance compensation
Double damages and statutory remedies
Retaliation
Written-contract requirements
Individual and executive liability
Who qualifies as a “hiring party”
New York nexus and territorial application
Freelance worker classification
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NYCFIFA.com
A dedicated resource tracking New York Freelance Isn't Free Act decisions, statutory developments and emerging authority concerning hiring-party liability.