Advocacy & Outreach
±¬ÁÏ¹Ï supports the issues affecting translators and interpreters and actively promotes the value of their services.
±¬ÁÏ¹Ï Action Alert: Share Your Feedback on Proposed Independent Contractor Rule
This is a special follow-up Action Alert from the ±¬ÁÏ¹Ï Advocacy Committee. Read the original ±¬ÁÏ¹Ï Action Alert: Share Why Contractor Status Works for You….
±¬ÁÏ¹Ï Statement on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Language services companies (LSCs) and, more broadly, companies of all kinds, rely on the skilled labor of translators and interpreters working as independent contractors. Currently,…
±¬ÁÏ¹Ï Call to Action: Language Access in Health Care
Last week, the ±¬ÁÏ¹Ï Advocacy Committee called on our members to tell the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) why proposed changes to…
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