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Are Freelance Designers Covered Under This Act? How Can I Get Paid?

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I have been doing freelance work for a company. I have a full-time job, and I do freelance graphic design work on the side. I signed a new contract with a design company in October, 2019 to do work on an hourly basis, as needed. In their contract, it says this for payment. "FEE. For services to be rendered under this Agreement, Contractor shall be entitled to a fee according to the fee schedule set forth on Exhibit "A" which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. Said fee schedule may be amended from time to time by KSA&D sending notice of such amendment to Contractor at the address of Contractor set forth in Section 12 below and Contractor agrees to accept such amendment unless Contractor notifies KSA&D in writing within three (3) days after receipt of such amendment. All such amendments shall be effective immediately upon receipt unless otherwise noted by KSA&D or objected to by Contractor. Said fees shall be payable in monthly installments for services rendered in the prior month. Contractor shall submit invoices for all fees due under this Agreement." I started work the first week of November and sent an invoice in December. I then did more work in December and sent another invoice in January. I have not received any form of payment thus far and they keep saying they will send it, but they never do. It is now February, and they have not paid me for November yet. I haven't received one cent. My outstanding invoices for them total $1575.00 What can I do? Can I charge interest? How much? If I have to go to court, will I most likely win? I kept all correspondence from them and there have been no issues mentioned, so I know that my work is fine. I followed up repeatedly to make sure they had everything from me, and to get their input. They are just screwing me around with payment.

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Feb 11, 2020
Although taking them to small claims court is an option, it would be costly and time consuming with an uncertain outcome.  Your better option would be to let a commercial collection agency handle the collection of the account on a contingency bases.  This way you are not wasting your time and not throwing good money after a bad debt.  For a free quote feel free to email srauch@rauchmilliken.com.  Best regards, Steve
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Feb 12, 2020
Thank you for taking the time to answer my question, Steve. It’s unfortunate that there aren’t better laws in place for protecting freelancers. A company can keep stealing work from freelancers over and over because it’s so expensive to fight them in court. I learned my lesson on this one. I will never do work without a deposit and milestones that only allow delivery of design work when payment is made.
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