Employee or Volunteer: What’s the Difference? (downloadable pdf) by Melanie Lockwood Herman for Nonprofit Risk Management Center. Covers the legal definitions, allowable benefits, and best practices for volunteer engagement. Preview: RISK MANAGEMENT TIPS If your nonprofit engages both paid personnel and unpaid… Read more ›
Legal Fact Sheet (downloadable pdf) from the US Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division: Includes the six required criteria for an internship to be clearly distinguished from any other type of employment. For more sweet fact sheets like this, check out… Read more ›
We Work Hard For No Money: Findings From an Independent Survey on Theatre Internships (downloadable pdf) by Molly Marinik via HowlRound. Preview: Here is what I learned: In total, ninety-five of the respondents completed one internship; eighty completed two; sixty-four completed three; twenty-four completed… Read more ›
Legal Classification (downloadable powerpoint) by Chris Jozwiak & Cassie Navarro of Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta LLP and Penelope Phillips of Felhaber Larson. Preview:
5 Things Your Small Arts Business Should Totally Know about the Law: (downloadable pdf) A quick fact sheet to guide small arts businesses on the basics of law, compiled by and for Springboard for the Arts. Preview:
Sample Forms for Classification: (downloadable pdf) A handy series of documents on classification and workers compensation, including a checklist of criteria, case law, workers compensation information, and form SS-8, which is used by the IRS to determine classification in the case… Read more ›
Federal and MN State Classification Tests (downloadable pdf) Series of questions to determine appropriate classification for employees and independent contractors by a variety of government agencies. (Yes, the criteria from the MN Department of Labor are different from the Department of Revenue.)… Read more ›
Classification Scenario (downloadable pdf) by Ashley Hanson and Pogi Sumangil for PAHRTS. Scenarios based on survey comments from our community. Preview: Discuss the following scenarios: Non-Management Perspective You are a freelance theater artist in the Twin Cities. To help pay your bills,… Read more ›