Freelancers are crucial to Nevada’s economy. The state still won’t protect them.

Freelancers are crucial to Nevada’s economy. The state still won’t protect them.

Legislation protecting freelancers works in multiple other states. The only reason it hasn’t worked in Nevada is that no one in Carson City has been willing to carry it and no one has been made to answer for that failure. (Photo: Jeniffer Solis/Nevada Current)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 in…