Association of Language Companies President says simply turning independent contractors into employees sans smart legislation is “wildly inefficient and financially untenable.” Continue reading
The public sector was a significant source of contracts, conflicts, and developments for the language services industry in 2018. Here’s what you need to know. Continue reading
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has awarded five sole source contracts worth a grand total of USD 260.58m. The companies are mandated to provide Linguistic Services to the DEA’s... Continue reading
After the March 2018 decision by National Labor Relations Board to order SOSi to reclassify freelancers as employees, businesses and freelancers alike are wondering what the ruling could mean for... Continue reading
Senior managers join SOS International, Testronic Laboratories, Translation Probst, and Delingua Language Services. Continue reading
Non-staff interpreters working in US immigration courts received a favorable ruling from the National Labor Relations Board in their complaint against government services contractor SOS... Continue reading
The US government has awarded 4,005 contracts on translation and interpretation worthed a total of just over USD 100m for the first four months of FY 2018. Law enforcement and military related... Continue reading
The US government’s translation and interpretation spend for 2017 has reached over half a billion US Dollars so far, already outstripping 2016 spending. Over 77% of spending went to just 20 companies. Continue reading
The National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against interpretation services provider SOS International (SOSi). SOSi may be required to reclassify hundreds of interpreters supporting... Continue reading
Investigative arm of US Congress sustains protest of LSP against defense contractor over awarding of Air Force contract. Continue reading
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