Educate Better for Employees? – A Brief Primer on Social Security 1 Mar 2020 By Ray and Paul A recent stagehand discussion on Facebook inspired this piece. In a discussion about Social Security: Put bluntly: this is completely wrong, as we'll see below. One…
Educate Is my Internship Legal? 1 Sep 201917 May 2020 By Jake 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 found to be,…
Educate… Impressions from Earned Sick and Safe Time Presentation 31 May 20192 Jun 2019 by Allana and Mike P The Twin Cities fought hard for Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) almost two years ago -- a win for employees. I remember before it…
Educate Liability Insurance for Employees and Contractors 2 Feb 20196 Dec 2019 by Ray 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 insurance covers the…
Educate… Discrimination and Harassment Law; Recap of Technical Tools of the Trade Discussion 2 Feb 201928 Jun 2019 by Allana 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 Cummins Law –…
Connect… MPR Interviews TfC: When a Stagehand Gets Hurt, Who Pays? 31 Jan 201921 Mar 2019 by Sarah, David, Allana, and Dylan On July 2, 2018 Minnesota Public Radio aired a story about the challenges that technicians working at Mill City Summer Opera have faced over…
Connect… TfC Origin Story 31 Jan 201921 Mar 2019 by Allana 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 injury, was unable…
Educate Employee or Independent Contractor — What Are the Costs? 31 Jan 201922 Mar 2019 by Ray and Paul 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 a bigger weekly…
