Nevada has nearly 300,000 freelancers, contractors, and self-employed workers. Together, we generate close to $18.5 billion in annual revenue. To put that in perspective, Nevada’s gaming industry reported $15.8 billion in casino gross gaming revenue last year.
Independent workers in Nevada outpace gaming revenue, and the state doesn’t even pretend to protect us. Las Vegas alone ranks as the highest earning major city in the country for freelancers, with average incomes 34 percent above the national average.
When one of us finishes a job and the client refuses to pay, the state offers exactly one remedy: hire a lawyer and file a civil suit. For a $2,000 invoice, that is not a remedy…