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more about #permalancers more comments → Carol Gardens: You lie. They do not eat at Olive Garden. They go to the lodge to flirt. more » Carol Gardens: On the other hand, they qualify for unemployment--UNLIKE true freelancers. more » Carol Gardens: The thing is...most MTV permalancers are paid on a W-2, not a 1099. They work on premises, usually 5 days a week (or more), fill out a timesheet, use... more » Perhaps Not: A question for a servicey type: if, hypothetically, I was a "permalancer" - someone who had been employed by a temp agency for going on two years and ... more » badasscat: Ok, it *can't* just be me for whom the reply button isn't working... I've deleted cookies, cleared cache, everything I can think of. It just puts me ... more » oohthatgirl: Actually, this is pretty standard practice with all the major networks, NBC, ABC, CBS...they've been doing the 9/3 month dance for years. Look into Di... more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: i thought they fixed this after the protests guess not call the labor cops -- this is clearly awful. this is why unions were invented more » TallulahSkankhead: I think Ezra Pound, today, would rail against permalancing even more than he did usary. more » Botswana Meat Commission FC: Can't the NY attorney general get involved? Seems like they're pretty obviously flouting employment laws when they fire people like that while telling... more » -
#rumormonger
MTV's Freelance Slave Trade
Last year, MTV really screwed over its freelancers, delaying their paychecks and even hoarding charity stipends. This year, we hear, it's firing some so as not to pay benefits, and making them train replacements. More » -
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#kreepiekats
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