Minneapolis Paid Sick & Safe Leave Ordinance (downloadable pdf) explained by Lisa Schmid: Preview: Coverage for all Minneapolis employers. Employers who employ between 1 and 5 employees will be required to provide unpaid sick and safe leave in accordance with the terms of… Read more ›
Creative Equity: A Practical Approach to the Actor’s Copyright (downloadable pdf) by Sarah Howes for the Mitchell Hamline Law Review. An exploration of the current legal battles fought and not fought by Actor’s Equity Association and non-union actors, and the state… 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: Leave from Work (downloadable powerpoint) by Chris Jozwiak & Cassie Navarro of Baillon Thome Jozwiak & Wanta LLP and Penelope Phillips of Felhaber Larson. Covers the Family Medical Leave Act, MN Workers Compensation Act, MN Human Rights Act, Americans with… Read more ›
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 ›
Study Shines a Spotlight on Darkness in the Entertainment Industry (downloadable pdf) by Mark Hawthorne for The Age, Australia. A frank discussion of depression and suicide within the arts and entertainment world, including statistics culled by the Victoria University in Australia. Preview: With funding… Read more ›
Why You Need a Holistic View of Pay and Performance: by Steve Kline and Todd Lippincott for Towers Watson. An article detailing types of compensation and how to tie them to performance practices. Preview: Pay for Performance Regardless of the pay and performance… Read more ›