New York City freelancers would get more pay protection under a new bill. Separately, a new report says there’s no reason to believe more people are earning a living as freelancers. Meanwhile, a news article says tech workers at marquee Indian IT firms are freelancing their coding skills in after-hours work outside their normal jobs. These are a few of the items emerging in gig economy news this week.

The bill to protect freelancers from getting stiffed was proposed this week by New York City Council Member Brad Lander. It would require any company who hires a freelance worker to execute a written contract describing the work to be completed, the rate, method of payment and date when payment is due. Companies that don’t pay their freelancers would face penalties including double damages, attorney’s fee and civil penalties.

New York City has more than 1.3 million freelancers, according to a press release from Lander. The council member also introduced a bill to extend the city’s human rights law to independent contractors.

The Economic Policy Institute released a report rebutting another report by the Freelancers Union and Upwork that more people are earning a living through freelancing. “Based on current trends there is no reason to believe that in the near or intermediate future a large and growing share of people will obtain their main source of income from freelancing or doing gig work,” according to the Economic Policy Institute’s report.

Tech workers in India at marquee Indian IT services are taking to freelance coding on their off hours via online sites, The Economic Times reports.