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Working Below the Fissure: An Homage to David Weil

1 Apr 20223 Apr 2022
Article by Allana; Painting by AngeliquePublished April 2022 If I could invite one famous person, living or dead, to a dinner party, I’d invite David Weil. Administrator of the Wage…
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Wage Theft and What You Can Do About it

5 Jan 202227 Aug 2022
By AllanaPublished January 2022 Federal Wage and Hour Division investigations in 2021 found, on average, $1,211.70 for each employee due back wages. Though the federal government might not know it,…
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Misclassification Question and Answer

5 Jan 202128 Mar 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 20206 Apr 2021
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 201915 Jun 2021
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 20198 Aug 2021
by Allana Published December 2018 On Saturday July 21st, our friends at Technical Tools of the Trade (Tech Tools) hosted a presentation on Discrimination and Harassment Law. It was presented by Justin D Cummins, Esq. of…
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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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