The freelance workforce is experiencing growth that cannot be denied. A recent study by MBO Partners indicates the number of independent workers increased by a little more than 2 percent from 2017 to 2018. The same study predicts freelancers could account for 60 percent of the workforce by 2027. With so many...

Recently, a frazzled freelancer approached me at an event and asked my advice. An agency still owed him $15,000 for work he'd completed, and he wasn’t sure how to proceed. The problem, unfortunately, was that the agency had been acquired by an entity that didn’t accept liability for outstanding vendor invoices....