PRESS RELEASE: 60% of NY Freelancers Report Never Being Paid for Work Performed Says New Survey

For Immediate Release

Survey also found that nearly 40% of freelancers have difficulty paying rent or other bills due to nonpayment

New York (May 11, 2022): A survey by the Authors Guild, Freelancers Union, Graphic Artist Guild, American Society of Media Photographers, National Press Photographers Association, American Photographic Artists and National Writers Union found that 62% of freelance workers based in New York had lost wages at least once in their career from their employer’s refusal to pay them. 53% percent reported losing as much as $10,000 to nonpayment from completed work.

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