Virginia became the thirty-eighth state to pass the ERA, which was first proposed in 1972. The eventual ratification of the ERA comes about 110 years after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire happened. This development shows the long journey that has characterized the Fight for Equal Rights in the US. In addition, it is important to consider that Virginia is only the 38^th state to ratify the ERA, meaning its support is not necessarily anonymous. Labor issues in the US are always evolving, and it is hard to decipher why the ERA took too long to ratify. In modern times, the rise of the gig economy and independent contractors has introduced further complications to labor issues in the US and the rest of the world.