unemployment

DC Freelancers & Unemployment: Help… but not nearly enough

Recently, DC-based freelancers provided testimony to DC City Council’s Committee on Labor and Workforce Development about how freelancers experienced the economic pains of COVID-19 uniquely, and how the unemployment system used by the Department of Employment Services (DOES) is not set up for how we as self-employed professionals work. In this extended series, you’ll hear DC Freelancers & Unemployment: Help… but not nearly enough