UPDATE ON AB 432 – Court Interpreter Workforce Pilot Program
UPDATE ON AB 432 – Court Interpreter Workforce Pilot Program This is an updated Action Alert for ATA members in California Firstly, thank you…
ATA Opposes AB 432 Unless Amended
ATA Opposes AB 432 Unless Amended Speak Up, Take Action Now California Assemblymember Mike Fong recently introduced AB 432, the Court Interpreters Workforce Pilot…
ATA Signs Amicus Brief for Landmark Remote Interpreting Case
ATA Signs Amicus Brief for Landmark Remote Interpreting Case In April, ATA joined forces with the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT)…
ATA Advocacy Committee Update on Oregon Senate Bill 584
ATA Advocacy Committee Update on Oregon Senate Bill 584 In late February, the ATA Advocacy Committee submitted a letter to Oregon senators Patterson and…
ATA Opposes Oregon Senate Bill 584
ATA recently submitted a letter in opposition to Oregon Senate Bill 584, which would task the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) with setting up a…
ATA Supports Colorado Legislation to Use ATA-Certified Translators
ATA’s mission not only includes promoting the recognition of professional translators and interpreters, but also working to establish standards of competence and ethics. In…
ATA Action Alert: Share Your Feedback on Proposed Independent Contractor Rule
This is a special follow-up Action Alert from the ATA Advocacy Committee. Read the original ATA Action Alert: Share Why Contractor Status Works for…
ATA Statement on Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Language services companies (LSCs) and, more broadly, companies of all kinds, rely on the skilled labor of translators and interpreters working as independent contractors.…
2022 School Outreach Contest Winner: Aída Carrazco
The winner of ATA’s 2022 School Outreach Contest is Aída Carrazco, an ATA-certified English to Spanish freelance translator based in Mexico. Aída spoke to…
ATA Call to Action: Language Access in Health Care
Last week, the ATA Advocacy Committee called on our members to tell the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) why proposed changes…
Public Relations Committee Update
ATAʼs Public Relations Committee has been hard at work. See what weʼve been up to! News That Matters to You ATA actively works on…
ATA Advises California City Council on Language Access
Following Santa Maria City Council’s decision against adding live interpreting services to its meetings, ATA reminded the mayor and council members in writing of…