§ 7-504 — Retaliation

§ 7-504 Retaliation.

(a) Retaliation shall include but is not limited to any adverse action relating to perceived immigration status or work authorization. (b) A freelance worker may establish a causal connection between the exercise of rights guaranteed under the Freelance Isn't Free Act and a hiring party's adverse action either circumstantially, such as with evidence that the protected activity was followed closely by the adverse action, or directly, with evidence of an intention by a hiring party to retaliate against a freelance worker. For purposes of § 20-930 of the Administrative Code, retaliation may be established when a freelance worker shows that the exercise or attempt to exercise any right under the Freelance Isn't Free Act was a motivating factor for an adverse action, even if other factors also motivated the adverse action. (c) Any person who denies a work opportunity to a freelance worker who exercises or attempts to exercise any right guaranteed under the Freelance Isn't Free Act, or that takes any action reasonably likely to deter a freelance worker from exercising or attempting to exercise any such right, shall be liable for retaliation regardless of whether that person previously has been a party to a contract with the freelance worker or has been the subject of a complaint by the freelance worker. (Added City Record 6/22/2017, eff. 7/22/2017; amended City Record 8/21/2018, eff. 9/20/2018)