Rutgers Study Shows 40% of NY Contract Workers Have Trouble Getting Paid.

Crain's New York published some very interesting findings from a Rutgers University Study on NY freelancers. Reprinting some excerpts here, and we're very interested in sparking some commentary from PATCA. Your thoughts?

Author Daniel Massey writes:

"...The seemingly simple process of getting paid has emerged as the No. 1 problem facing self-employed workers. A first-ever study by a Rutgers University economist shows that 42% of the nearly 900,000 independent workers in New York state reported having trouble collecting payment for their labors last year, totaling an estimated $4.7 billion in lost wages."

"...More than 400 freelancers have electronically “outed” clients they say have not paid them—ranging from political candidates to banks to media companies—via a website set up by the Freelancers Union."

"...And a legislative push in Albany seeks to provide independent contractors—the fastest growing segment of the economy—with the same rights as traditional employees. Nationwide, half of all the new jobs added in the recovery are expected to be independent workers, according to the employment law firm Littler Mendelson."