Contract Interpreter Information Center

http://louisprovenzano.wordpress.com/#!/entry/852 I thought this post by Lou was interesting. He refers to himself as a “founder” of our business! The Language business has an established Safe Haven for using Independent Contractors, going back 25 years or more

ALC 2011: Contractor versus Employee 21 May The Association of Language Companies (ALC) puts on its annual conference in Las Vegas on May 18-21, 2011. Contractor vs. Employee: Introduction to the Contract Interpreter Information Center (CIIC) Bill Graeper (Certified Languages Internationals), Vic Marcus (Northwest Interpreters, Inc.), Francesco Pagano ( Interpreters and… read more »

Here’s LLS response to the LSA announcements: http://www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/willow_grove/language-line-services-responds-to-lsa-claims-of-court-wins/article_633cd3f6-8277-11e0-82fc-0019bb30f31a.html

LSA claims a win in PA for the use of independent contractors. Here’s the link: http://www.sys-con.com/node/1839967

This just came through. State of Kansas will be looking into “misclassification” by companies. Here’s the link: http://fleeson.com/2011/05/14/kansas-cracks-down-on-misclassification-of-employees-as-independent-contractors/

This from an article in the April ATA Chronicle President Hartmann Article on IC

Here’s another article http://www.riskandinsurance.com/story.jsp?storyId=533337657

There was some legislation that passed the Kansas House recently regarding “misclassification” of independent contractors, and declaring that repeat misclassification may result in misdemeanor penalties. Here’s the article http://www.kansasreporter.org/73778.aspx