Freelancing is on the rise to the extent that the employee of the future may not be an employee at all, but an independent contractor. In this article, we track the development of this trend, corresponding regulatory backlash and innovative ways for companies, freelancers, and third party industry to create significant advantage now. Wikipedia cites the Bureau of Labor Statistics as noting that, “Approximately 10.3 million workers in the US (7.4% of the US workforce) are independent contractors.