Educate 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…
Educate… 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,…
Educate… 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…
Educate 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…
Educate 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…
Educate… 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…
Educate 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…
Educate… 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…
Connect… 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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