Everyone who is/was a full-time freelancer should report it to the department of labor. Not giving employee benefits after years of employment isn’t just wrong, it’s illegal... especially since the majority of these full-time workers were canned at the start of COVID due to their appearance as a contract worker.
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Further to this, those affected who have the means need to LAWYER THE F— UP.
what benefits are you referring to? medical and dental? is so, unfortunately you would be excluded from that. if you have been laid off and were you paid as a 1099 employee? which correct me if i am wrong, freelancers at viacom/cbs were w2/4? either way you should are eligible for unemployment insurance even if a 1099 employee. I am guessing they did not give freelancer/perma-lancers severance? if this is strictly about medical benefits, while it s—s, staff employees have medical extended for a fairly sort time, then COBRA, which is seriously expensive. surprised they did not offer COBRA to freelancers. depending on state, I believe you can enroll into your states affordable care act programs outside enrollment period due to job loss/insurance lose. good luck, do what you gotta do to be covered for some sort of medical insurance, especially during this pandemic.
It’s contract work for as long as you both agree. If a company wants to make it a permanent full time position they will ask the employee if they want it. If the employee wants to end the contract and make it full time they need to ask the company. Both sides MUST agree. If the company says no if the employees decision to abide by that and stay or not and leave. It’s a CONTRACT. Both sides must agree. If you don’t want to be a contract employee leave.
But is it really contract work if you were employed for 3+ consecutive years? Asking for a friend...
This is incorrect. Contract work is perfectly legal and extremely common. Just because you don’t like something or feel it’s “immoral” doesn’t make it illegal. False reporting is something else.
Also raise your hand if you were a freelancer ordered by your supervisor to under-report your hours as a means to lower red flags concerning overtime pay.