Sorry, California, the Gig Economy is Not the Same as Being a Freelancer

Alexander Lewis
The Startup
Published in
4 min readDec 31, 2019

A recent bill passed in California has scared many of my fellow freelance writers, particularly those living in the Golden State.

In an attempt to help gig economy workers earn a living wage, California lawmakers have overlooked a monstrous detail in their new bill: The gig economy and the freelance economy are not the same thing.

--

--

Alexander Lewis
The Startup

Finding focus in the age of distraction | Freelance writer with bylines in Adweek, The Next Web, Foundr, and Built In www.lewiscommercialwriting.com