Freelance 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…
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.
From the President: Advocacy and Other Business
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ATA at “Protect Translators. Protect Interpreters. Protect the World.”: A Panel Discussion at the United Nations
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Statement 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…
ATA 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.
Public 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…
From the President: AB 5: It’s Not Just in California
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ATA at the International Association of Business Communicators
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International Translation Day 2019
Telling Your Story! What do translators and interpreters really do? What’s a day like for a translator or interpreter? Why are translators and interpreters…
International Translation Day 2019 – A Day in the Life of a Translator or Interpreter
Have you heard? ATA is encouraging translators and interpreters to celebrate International Translation Day (ITD) in a BIG way this year! A United Nations…