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According to the 2025 American Job Quality Study — a collaboration between Jobs for the Future, the Families & Workers Fund, and Gallup — self-employment can mean higher quality jobs.
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Maria Flynn, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Digital labour platforms tend to use self-employment contracts and piecework systems, which result in insecurity, exploitation, and wage theft.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Requiring better income documentation before payouts, such as 1099s for self-employment income, and only allowing those with legal custody to claim a child, could substantially reduce improper payments.
—Rachel Sheffield, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
As a reminder, in addition to self-employment income, all income from pensions, dividends, interest, retirement plan distributions and even a portion of your Social Security benefits could be subject to ordinary income taxes.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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Maria Flynn, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Digital labour platforms tend to use self-employment contracts and piecework systems, which result in insecurity, exploitation, and wage theft.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Requiring better income documentation before payouts, such as 1099s for self-employment income, and only allowing those with legal custody to claim a child, could substantially reduce improper payments.
—Rachel Sheffield, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
As a reminder, in addition to self-employment income, all income from pensions, dividends, interest, retirement plan distributions and even a portion of your Social Security benefits could be subject to ordinary income taxes.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
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“Self-employment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-employment. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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