A new bill seeking to protect freelance workers was recently introduced to New York’s City Council.

According to Crain’s New York, the bill (Freelance isn’t Free Act) proposes that a person (or entity) who hires a freelancer to do work that is valued at more than $200 would be required to sign a written contract setting a payment deadline, along with other agreed upon terms. Failure to meet the payment deadline would result in double damages, payment of attorney’s fees, and possibly a steep fine.

If passed, the bill would be an amendment to the New York city charter, and the administrative code of the city of New York.