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Misclassification Question and Answer

5 Jan 2021
By David Published January 2021 Back in September 2018, Allana and I wrote an article about worker classification. It discussed some of the factors used to consider whether a worker…
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Better for Employees? – A Brief Primer on Social Security

1 Mar 202025 Dec 2020
By Ray and Paul Published March 2020 A recent stagehand discussion on Facebook inspired this piece. In a discussion about Social Security: Put bluntly: this is completely wrong, as we'll…
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Is my Internship Legal?

1 Sep 201925 Dec 2020
By Jake Published September 2019 A staple of the entertainment industry (and non-profit organizations generally) for the last several decades, the unpaid internship was recently litigated in numerous lawsuits and…
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Impressions from Earned Sick and Safe Time Presentation

31 May 201925 Dec 2020
by Allana and Mike P Published June 2019 The Twin Cities fought hard for Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) almost two years ago -- a win for employees.  I…
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Liability Insurance for Employees and Contractors

2 Feb 201925 Dec 2020
by Ray Published December 2018 This article covers:-What is liability insurance?-What liability insurance coverage does an employee have?-What liability insurance should a contractor have?         Briefly stated, liability…
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Discrimination and Harassment Law; Recap of Technical Tools of the Trade Discussion

2 Feb 201925 Dec 2020
by Allana Published December 2018 On Saturday July 21st, our friends at Technical Tools of the Trade hosted a presentation on Discrimination and Harassment Law.  It was presented by Justin D Cummins, Esq. of Cummins and…
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MPR Interviews TfC: When a Stagehand Gets Hurt, Who Pays?

31 Jan 201925 Dec 2020
by Sarah, David, Allana, and Dylan Published September 2018 On July 2, 2018 Minnesota Public Radio aired a story about the challenges that technicians working at Mill City Summer Opera…
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TfC Origin Story

31 Jan 201925 Dec 2020
by Allana Published September 2018 My role with Mill City Summer Opera started in its inaugural season (2012) when I accepted the electrician call but due to an unrelated workplace…
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Employee or Independent Contractor — What Are the Costs?

31 Jan 201925 Dec 2020
by Ray and Paul Published September 2018 Do you work as an independent contractor?  As an employee?  If you’re paid on an hourly basis at the same rate, you’ll get…

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