This Christmas I brushed the dust off my bookmaking supplies and got to work on a series of custom notebooks some friends and family. I for sure was able to hone my process over the course so that by the end I was able to do a full size book in under 6 hours. While it is super laborious, this was a fun little project for me to get my hands dirty ahem gluey. If I can have one takeaway it is that i need to get a thimble that fits my finger lol. Enjoy the documentation!
https://www.hrdefenseblog.com/2019/11/new-york-city-expands-independent-contractor-rights-amidst-a-budding-national-trend/
By Andrew C. Karter on November 25, 2019Posted in Employment Counseling & Workplace Claims Prevention, Employment Discrimination Harassment & Retaliation, Uncategorized, Wage & Hour
Last month, New York City joined an emerging national trend toward increased protections for independent contractors and freelance workers, adopting a new law, Int. 136-A, extending to independent contractors and freelancers the protections afforded to employees under the city’s Human Rights Law (NYCHRL).
Effective January 11, 2020, the NYCHRL will apply to employers that employ four or more persons – now defined to include independent contractors and freelancers – during the twelve (12) month period before the start of an unlawful discriminatory practice, and continuing through the end of that practice.
As a result, independent contractors and freelancers will be able to file complaints with the city’s Commission on Human Rights, and they will be protected against retaliation for reporting discrimination or harassment. Employers should be prepared to apply the NYCHRL’s protections to independent contractors and freelancers, including: New York City’s salary history question ban, preventing employers from inquiring into an applicant’s salary history before extending an offer; the Fair Chance Act, which prevents employers from inquiring into an applicant’s criminal record before making a job offer; and the Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act, restricting employers’ ability to conduct credit checks on applicants and employees.
A Growing National Trend
The new rights for contractors in New York are in keeping with a budding trend toward protecting independent contractors and freelancers. Most notably, this past September California approved Assembly Bill 5, which effective January 1, 2020, will codify the “ABC Test” for classifying individuals as employees or independent contractors. Under the ABC Test, individuals are employees unless they: (A) are free from the “control and direction of the hiring entity”; (B) perform work “outside the usual course of the hiring entity’s business”; and (C) generally “engage in an independently established trade, occupation, or business.” This bill is expected to reclassify nearly 65% of California’s independent contractors as employees.
Similarly, last month the Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a “Domestic Worker Bill of Rights,” which guarantees in-home workers paid leave and sick days even if they work for more than one employer. Observers have noted that this idea of tying benefits to the worker, rather than the employer, could be a solution for independent contractors or freelancers in a similar position, such as individuals driving part-time for both Uber and Lyft.
Likewise, New Jersey’s state labor department recently announced that Uber, a company marked by its long-held position that its drivers should be classified as independent contractors, owes the state past-due unemployment and disability insurance taxes worth approximately $650 million. A successful outcome for New Jersey, which uses a version of the “ABC Test” in classifying workers, could lead to a requirement for Uber drivers to be paid minimum wage and overtime under state law.
Recent protections for non-employees have not just been limited to reclassification efforts. The 2017 Tax Act, which went into effect last year, allowed a 20 percent tax deduction on independent contractor income for those making less than $157,500 (or $315,000 if married and filing jointly). In a similar vein, U.S. Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton recently introduced a bill that would “require that individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors be treated as employees.” While this particular bill is not expected to gain any traction, it represents a growing emphasis on protecting non-employees in a constantly growing gig economy.
Takeaway for Employers
The increased emphasis on protecting independent contractors and freelancers is particularly notable given that such workers are generally not covered by the protections by, for example, the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII, the Equal Pay Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Thus, for example, in cities such as New York where independent contractors and freelancers are gaining increased protections, employers are well-advised to ensure that these individuals are properly trained and versed on company anti-discrimination, harassment, and retaliation policies and procedures. This may include, for example, providing such workers with the same introductory guidelines, policies, and/or handbooks that are offered to full-fledged employees.
Really trying to repost some of these mixes for easy content. Tracklist included below! Enjoy!
#house, #hiphop, #funk, #indie, #mixtape, #mashup, #moonbaseSean Nicholas Savage - Darkness
TenSnake - Love Sublime
Shook - Its Alright
Satin Jackets - Lost In Japan
Breakbot - Another You
Capyac - Speed Racer
Poolside - Which Way To Paradise
Midnight Generation - Alive
Gigamesh - Red Light
Jonti - Firework Spraying Moon
Lou Phelps - Come Inside
Jackson And His Computer Band - Fast Life
Hiatus Kaiyote - Laputa
Cosmos Midnight - Get To Know
Masego - Girls That Dance
Kaytranada - Dysfunctional
Solange - Almeda
Midnight Generation - Trouble
Rhye - Feel Your Weight (Poolside Remix)
Maribou State - Steal
My official #spotifywrapped … i was personally surprised by some of these numbers.
Re: Harsh
And here I was taking this all realllll personal. It took me a minute to realize the A.I. was just programmed to be a jerk! lol Enjoy!
The project goal was to design and craft a planter stand using only traditional joinery. I started using offcuts of some teak that I had lying around. Making the top as a 3/8” thick 7”x7” square bordered with ‘live’ edge, mitered trim revealing the antique face grain unnaturally situated on the tables edge. Legs are connected to the under structure using a doweled rabbeted-scarf joint, and the whole bottom section is mortised and doweled in to the tabletop to ensure lateral growth over time/moisture. I found that making a 4way 90deg. jig for glue ups came in really handy, And Im already thinking of ways i can dovetail the legs into the top for future iterations of this design. Enjoy!
We’re hard at our work redefining how you meet your own; MoonBase NYC is committed to designing ergonomic furniture with the future user in mind.
Ofege - Burning Jungle
Funk LeBlanc - Real Love
Blende - Fake Love
Tobtok - Higher (Club Mix)
Nvoy - Higher
Maroon 5 - Wait
Troye Sivan - My My My (Throttle Mix)
Sam Padrul - Got My Love
Gigamesh - Control
Les Loups - Colourblind
Oliver - Big City
Jay Lamar + Jesse Oliver - U Gave Me Love
Breakbot - Devotion (Yuksek Remix)
Anti Up - Right Now
Wh0 - Happy People (Jansons Remix)
Patrick Topping - Be Sharp Say Nowt
Tom Zanetti - You Want Me
Daniel Orpi - Gee Masters
EDX - Stay
Husko - One Night Stand
Junior Sanchez - Be So Deep
M-22 - White Lies
Chris Lake - Stay With Me
MindInfluence - The Best Part
Toka Project - Session One
Throwing Snow - Lumen + Glass + Patron + Lenvol
Edyth-Agua Verde
Fort Romeau - Kingdoms
Jacques Greene - To Say
Lone - Minds Eye Melody
Flume - Innocence
Dont Blink - Insane
Bon Voyage - Shenzen 5
Harddrive - Deep Inside
Tech N9ne - Blammers and Burners
Sebb Junior - Dont Play That
Robosonic - Nine To Phife
PYRMDPLAZA - House Bump For Joe Kay
Kaytranada - Bullets
More // Night - Fluro
Herzeloyde - Moan
Azizi Gibson - Barbie
Porter Robinson - Fellow Feeling
Psymbionic - One Thing
Mental Pug - We Breathe
trimpot - melodreamatic / wun-two - wind / twuan - chase / blue noir - Bacall / K.M.D. - what a nigga know? / fredfades - waiting forever / alfa mist - keep on / Q-Tip - N.T. / Allen toussaint - a dear old southland / MNDSGN - browneez / ta-ku - white / onra - 4U / kaduna Bonet - the visitor / mike snow - heart is full / foreign air - free animal / cozz - grow / injury reserve - koruna & lime / giraffe - do you want me / active child - cruel world / bobby womack - stop before we start / benny sings - the beach house / SBTRKT - look away / fantastic mr. fox - on my own / the electric prunes - holy are you / mile high club - head out / shocking blue - I love voodoo music / Duane eddy - stalking' / James blake - pembroke / vybz kartel - outro
