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ATA 61st Annual Conference Goes Fully Virtual
With the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States continuing to climb, your health and well-being remain our top priority. Keeping this in mind, and in order to bring some certainty to our Annual Conference event, the ATA Board of Directors has decided to shift from a “hybrid” (in-person and virtual) model to a fully virtual conference model this year.
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Paycheck Protection Program: A Guide for Freelance Translators and Interpreters
In response to the economic crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. federal government launched a number of programs to help businesses and individuals who would not normally be eligible for emergency funding or unemployment benefits. Two of these programs are potentially interesting for freelance translators and interpreters, who may be eligible for support under at least one of the programs.
Last Chance to Advocate for Amendments to AB 1850!
California Assembly Bill 1850 has passed the Assembly and been sent to the Senate. It is imperative that you contact your senator and demand that “professional translators and interpreters” be exempt from the stringent ABC test under AB 5, in favor of the previous Borello test.
Bonus Features
ATA President Addresses Need to Include All Interpreters and Translators in California Assembly Bill 1850
A letter from ATA President Ted Wozniak urging the California Appropriations Committee to amend the language of AB 1850 to include all “professional translators and interpreters.”
ATA Supports Senate Bill 3612
This is a notice to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) recipients: business expenses paid with PPP funds may not be deductible. ATA members who have received PPP funds should keep careful track of the uses for which such funds are used.
More Spoofing, Phishing, and Scamming
Members of ATA’s Business Practices Listserv are reporting new scam email job offers. Unlike email job offers of old with grammatical and spelling mistakes, these are quite good.
