Good Article on IC v. Employee distinction

I rarely like what other people write about the IC-Employee distinction because they tend to speak in absolutes. But this is a pretty good article....

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 · Continue Reading »


Telecommuting and your mail.

As anyone who reads this blog more than once knows, I'm a huge fan of telecommuting. Snail mail is one issue if you're working far away from your official office. If you have a staff at the official office, that's...

Posted: 20 Jul 2008 · Continue Reading »


Agency Investigating Independent Contractors Is Using ICs

Jay Fitzgerald reports that the Massachusetts agency that investigates the improper use of independent contractors, does itself use independent contractors....

Posted: 19 Jun 2008 · Continue Reading »


Telecommuting and Vacations

When does a vacation begin if your telecommuting office is mobile? Fred telecommutes. Mostly Fred works from his home. But with all the gadgets he has, he could be home or pretty much anywhere else that has cell service, and...

Posted: 5 May 2008 · Continue Reading »


Some Thoughts on Telecommuting

Dear Candidates, Here's a plank for your platforms that business and workers can support....

Posted: 4 May 2008 · Continue Reading »


Blackberries and Overtime

Will Blackberries spawn a slew of over-time claims from workers who peeked at their emails from home? This article on Law.com on law.com suggests that the plaintiff's attorneys are gearing up already. But this article by Workplace Prof Blog thinks...

Posted: 29 Apr 2008 · Continue Reading »


TeleWork Coalition - Link Du Jour

Since I am re-building my blog roll, which will eventually be organized into sections and have its very own page, I thought I would highlight the links as I add them. Sadly I didn't think to do this till the...

Posted: 28 Apr 2008 · Continue Reading »


Santa Clara University.... Whoops

Dear University of Santa Clara, Whoops. Sincerely, Me...

Posted: 25 Apr 2008 · Continue Reading »


The War on Independent Contractors Continues

The California Labor Department has been waging a war on courier companies to force them to use only employees, not independent contractors (IC) as drivers. Although paying lip service to the concept that each situation must be examined on its...

Posted: 23 Apr 2008 · Continue Reading »


Free Flow of Information Act, Bloggers and the Text of the Act

Last week the House Judiciary Committee passed a new Journalist Shield law. A Shield law protects journalists from giving up sources, usually with some exceptions. Many online articles have been written about the law - few provide a link to...

Posted: 27 Jan 2008 · Continue Reading »


Independent Contractors ARE Home Business owners

Here's an article by a woman to blogs about "working at home, home businesses" and she makes a common mistake when she says that independent contractors are not necessarily Home Business owners. Of course they are... or should be....

Posted: 27 Jan 2008 · Continue Reading »


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