<div dir="ltr">The only specific references I see in recent news regarding volunteers and compensation is in regards to the San Francisco Downtown Streets program, in which volunteers were being rewarded with gift cards, and similar items for maintaining street cleanliness. The argument is that they should be classified as employees under gig work laws. (This was mid to late 2023).<div><br></div><div>The article in question noted the debate was still ongoing within the city. Specific to this case though was having paid employees working alongside unpaid volunteers doing the same job, but then compensating them.</div><div><br></div><div>That said, I'm not an expert on the topic, just did some web scouring and this all seems tied to the recent rulings of Prop 22 and "what is a gig worker"? </div><div><br></div><div>-Jason O</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 2:40 PM Strategicon Department Heads <<a href="mailto:deptheads@strategicon.net">deptheads@strategicon.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Message From: Eric Aldrich <a href="mailto:ealdrich@mac.com" target="_blank">ealdrich@mac.com</a><br>
<div>Does nyone have a link to the applicable law?<div><br></div><div>Eric</div><div><br id="m_-8221808981937274002lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Feb 5, 2024, at 12:50, Strategicon Department Heads <<a href="mailto:deptheads@strategicon.net" target="_blank">deptheads@strategicon.net</a>> wrote:</div><br><div>Message From: Robyn Nixon <a href="mailto:robynln@gmail.com" target="_blank">robynln@gmail.com</a><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br><a href="https://www.dundracon.com/Submit_Game.php?Type=Crew" target="_blank">https://www.dundracon.com/Submit_Game.php?Type=Crew</a><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Are we worried about similar issues?</div><div><br></div><div>Robyn </div></div></div>
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