International Literacy Day is observed worldwide on September 8th. First celebrated in 1966, its aim is to highlight the importance of literacy to individuals, communities, and societies as a matter of dignity and human rights. On International Literacy Day each year, UNESCO reminds the international community of the status of […]
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Today is National Paperback Book Day. Surprise: who knew it was so interesting? Believe it or not, Charles Dickens is credited with the creation of the mass- market paperback that is ubiquitous today. I wrote a prequel to today’s celebration where I gave a shortened version of a lecture by […]
The fight is over California’s AB5/ABC test versus the IRS test used for over twenty years. Both help determine whether someone should be an independent contractor who charges for their services or an employee who receives wages. I wrote a blog about it a year ago when the fight heated […]
Celebration of Libraries April is a big month for the celebration of books and libraries—all kinds of libraries: school, public, academic, and institutional. The celebration is kicked off with International Children’s Book Day on April 2nd. It’s always held on the 2nd of April, which is also the birthday of […]
A glamorous shot of women dressed in black (with furry wraps on a couple) caught my attention online. It turns out they were court reporters dressed up to show that they weren’t all sitting in a corner of a court room cramped over a steno machine. Further research produced another […]
“What’s the best way to refer to someone who isn’t cisgender?” “Uh, what’s cisgender?” Until I did research for this blog, I wasn’t sure of the answer myself. One of the terms becoming more common these days of inclusiveness is cisgender. It means relating to, or being a person, whose […]
In the current climate of racial consciousness in America, we’re learning that every word matters. In Part I, I covered slang and idioms used without thought that have hidden, and often hurtful, meaning to different segments of our population. In Part II, I covered other people who have been the […]
Last week Part 1, I discussed words and phrases we think innocuous and use in everyday life but have racial connotations unknown to most of us. But Blacks are not the only ones singled out for White disregard. There are other people who have been the object of racist or […]
In the current climate of racial consciousness in America, we’re learning that every word matters. Words and phrases that we think innocuous and use in everyday life have racial connotations unknown to most of us. Research has shown that some of the same words and phrases are mentioned over and […]
What is the PRO Act ABC Test? Most freelancers are not against the PRO Act per se, just the ABC test itself (specifically the B prong: “The worker performs work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity’s business”). ABC is a three-part rule to determine someone’s status […]