During these uncertain times, employers have been struggling to adapt to COVID-19. Many creative workers have had to move their offices to their homes, have had their hours reduced, their jobs furloughed, or lost their jobs entirely. For others deemed essential workers, going into the workplace might feel risky. Are employers looking out for you, and what should you do if your position has changed in the last few weeks?

Tim Hwang of Rosen, Wolfe and Hwang leads this special workshop addressing freelancer rights in the COVID-19 era. As the economic impacts of coronavirus continue to ripple through the economy, freelancers are some of those most impacted as businesses seek to avoid paying or otherwise following through on their contracts. This session reviews some of the common contract clauses that we're seeing businesses use as they try to do this, and what freelancers can do to assert their legal rights. 

About Online Workshops:

Registrants will be emailed a link to register for the Zoom seminar online after booking through the CLA website. Please make sure to register both via this page and on the Zoom registration page. Contact renee.reizman@calawyersforthearts.org if you have any questions.

About the Speaker:

Tim Hwang is a partner with the law firm of Rosen, Wolfe, and Hwang, a boutique law practice which specializes in serving the unique needs of independent creators and small to mid-size technology businesses. He is also the co-founder of The Awesome Foundation, a worldwide network of giving circles that give away monthly $1,000 no-strings-attached grants to projects that forward awesomeness in the universe. Dubbed “The Busiest Man on the Internet” by Forbes, his current interests include foraging for pears in Animal Crossing and digging up obscure trade magazines for the Trade Journal Cooperative. 

These workshops are made possible, in part, from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles Department of Arts and Culture; The City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs; and the California Community Foundation.  Additional support provided by the California Arts Council.