ATA Sends Open Letter to the California Assembly and Senate
California AB 2257 will be heard by California’s influential Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday, August 17. This is the last chance for the bill…
Read MoreATA Members and the CARES Act
Last week, Congress passed, and President Trump signed into law, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which is intended to mitigate…
Read MoreFreelance Translators and Interpreters Need Relief
As Congress and the executive branch consider relief measures to combat the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, they must remember to include freelance…
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Updated: Assembly Bill 5: What Now?
Get involved in standing up for our profession! Start with this how-to advocacy handout, a step-by-step action plan showing you how to present your case to state lawmakers. The information includes how to find your representatives and sample talking points to use in letters or conversations with legislators.
Read MoreFrom the President: Advocacy and Other Business
From the President Ted R. Wozniak president@atanet.org As I conclude the third month of my term as president, I find myself spending a lot…
Read MoreATA at “Protect Translators. Protect Interpreters. Protect the World.”: A Panel Discussion at the United Nations
On December 11, 2019, the Permanent Missions of Spain and the Republic of Fiji to the United Nations, together with the United Nations Department…
Read MoreStatement of Position Regarding California Assembly Bill 5 and Request for Exemption
The California State Assembly recently passed a bill that ATA believes will improperly classify the majority of the association’s members as employees, when in…
Read MoreATA Issues Statement on AB 5 and Mandatory Employee Classification
The recent passage of Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) in California will reclassify freelance translators and interpreters as employees beginning January 1, with devastating effect financially on many of our colleagues working in the state.
Read MorePublic Outreach Presentations: Change Perceptions Outside our Industry
This past fall, Veronika Demichelis and I had the opportunity to speak about translation and interpreting at Rice University. My hope is that in…
Read MoreFrom the President: AB 5: It’s Not Just in California
From the President Ted R. Wozniak president@atanet.org The recent passage of Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) in California, which implements the stringent “ABC Test”…
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