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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Freelancers Lack Safety Net When Jobs Are Scarce

Updated: November 6 2009,
Author: barrel fan
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Business Costs and Revenues, Division of Labor/Specialization, Employment and Unemployment, Goods and Services, Insurance, Producers
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Sara Horowitz, founder of the Freelancers Union, explains why freelancers still lack many of the protections afforded to other workers.

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