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....
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...
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....
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...
Some Thoughts on Telecommuting
Dear Candidates, Here's a plank for your platforms that business and workers can support....
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...
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...
Santa Clara University.... Whoops
Dear University of Santa Clara, Whoops. Sincerely, Me...
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...
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...
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....
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