ATA Action Alert: Share Your Feedback on Proposed Independent Contractor Rule
This is a special follow-up Action Alert from the ATA Advocacy Committee. Read the original ATA Action Alert: Share Why Contractor Status Works for…
ATA 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.…
In Praise of Touch Typing
The summer before I entered fourth grade, I was invited to join a special summer program at a local community college. I had the…
Newsbriefs: November 2, 2022
ATA members keep current with this twice-monthly e-newsletter, providing media coverage relating to their profession from around the world.
2022 School Outreach Contest Winner: A铆da Carrazco
The winner of ATA鈥檚 2022 School Outreach Contest is A铆da Carrazco, an ATA-certified English to Spanish freelance translator based in Mexico. A铆da spoke to…
Deaf Patient Unknowingly Let Clinic Remove Teeth
A deaf patient said she was unaware she agreed to have seven teeth removed after a Washington dental clinic failed to provide an interpreter.…
New Zealand Hopes to Banish Jargon with Plain Language Law
New Zealand鈥檚 Plain Language Bill will require government communications to the public be 鈥渃lear, concise, well-organized, and audience-appropriate.鈥 For the country鈥檚 anti-gibberish brigade, it鈥檚…
鈥淏lacklisted鈥 Afghan Interpreters were Disqualified from U.S. Visas. Now They鈥檙e in Hiding
The rapid and disorganized exit from Afghanistan by the U.S. a year ago left many people in danger under Taliban rule, including Afghan interpreters…
European Parliament Interpreters Call Off Strike
Interpreters for the European Parliament have called off a partial strike, in place since June, after union representatives struck an interim deal with the…
Misinformation Circulating in Non-English Languages before Midterms
Unsubstantiated rumors and outright falsehoods spread widely in immigrant communities before the presidential election in 2020. That is happening again in the run-up to…
Newsbriefs: October 21, 2022
ATA members keep current with this twice-monthly e-newsletter, providing media coverage relating to their profession from around the world.
Using LinkedIn to Research People and Companies
This post was originally published on Bruce Johnston’s blog. It is reposted with permission. I thought today I would go over an example of…