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The Legal and Tax Complications Faced by Digital Nomads and Their Employers

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  A quick summary of the article is if you're working remotely, it can be pretty complicated and potentially expensive from a tax perspective. But remote work is even more legally challenging for employers. A surprise tax might be waiting for you nicely covers the various tax issues workers face when they live work remotely. 

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Alternative Legal Structures for Social Entrepreneurs

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.   The Wall Street Journal has a good article covering the different legal structures social organizations can use to better accomplish their combined mission of social good with business practices.    Because of the legalities involved, I'm referring you to the article for more details. 

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A Third Way to Classify Workers Gains Momentum

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The passage of Prop 22 means that firms like Uber and Lyft can legally classify their drivers as contractors instead of employees.  Most countries refer to them as "dependent contractors" and they get some, but not all, of the benefits and legal protections associated with being a traditional employee. But the U.S.

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HBR on Why Companies Need Digital Nomad Programs and Policies

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   Based on an extensive study of digital nomads done by Emergent Research and MBO Partners , the article highlights two key reasons digital nomad policies and programs are important. The second reason is that having digital nomads on the payroll can leave firms open to a variety of regulatory and legal risks.

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Uber Grants U.K. Drivers "Worker" - But Not Employee - Status

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which has two worker legal classifications - self-employed and employee - the U.K. legal battles are not over. .  legal battles are not over.    But as we pointed out in our article  A Third Way to Classify Workers Gains Momentum , we've changed our minds.  drivers as "workers."

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Can Traditional Employment Match the Flexibility of Independent Work?

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" Another example comes from The Atlantic article  What Happens When Gig-Economy Workers Become Employees. " Both articles highlight the decline in flexibility associated with traditional employment as a reason many of the gig workers quit rather than become traditional employees. 

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The Expanding High Skill Gig Economy

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Key quote: "Three-quarters of law firms with more than 250 lawyers use contract attorneys, says a 2016 report from legal consultancy Altman Weil." " The article chart below also illustrates this growth. You can even hire lawyers online for fixed fees. Jobs expected to last months can end in weeks or days.

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