U.S. Security Contractors Going to Gaza to Oversee Truce, Officials Say The contractors have been enlisted to do weapons checks on vehicles carrying displaced Palestinians back to their homes in the north under the terms of the new cease-fire.

SXSW Will No Longer Work With the U.S. Army or Defense Contractors submitted by /u/indig0sixalpha

Full-time hourly employee at a location for 5+ years, just found out from a coworker that we’ve apparently been reclassified as “Independent Contractors”?? I received my check today without a pay stub, which I simply chalked up to the fact that the manager’s out of town for the week and their son is taking care of things in their absence. But my paycheck was higher than expected, and when I commented about it to a coworker, he said it’s because we’re being reclassified as independent contractors an…

Brother got a quote for Solar Roofing, but never hired. There has been no work done. Contractors are now requesting payment or they are threatening to put a lien on his home. They are demanding $200k from him, despite having not actually done any jobs. Is this possible or legal? Is there any kind of contract he might have signed that would allow them to request this kind of fee or payment, despite no work being done? It feels like a scam, and apparently there’s reviews online of people being tricked into deals with t…

Group of Google contractors who work on Search and Bard win union vote The labor department found Google to be a “joint employer” to the contract employees.

Google contractors objected to reading obscene Bard prompts — now they’re unionizing Illustration: The VergeA group of Google contract workers who helped train the company’s Bard AI chatbot and write Google Help articles voted overwhelmingly to form a union on Monday. The workers, who are contracted to work for Google through Accenture, unionized to secure better working conditions and protections. The contractors will join the …

9 Lies Contractors Tell If you own a property, chances are you have engaged in the time-honored adventure known as “hiring a contractor.” You’ve probably also learned that contractors operate inside of their own separate reality, where time moves differently and words often mean completely different things. Read more…

LPT: When contractors are working at your house, fill a cooler with drinks and ice. Go spend 30 bucks on drinks and ice. Your contractors will be more inclined to give you quality work and go the extra mile to make sure you’re happy. Everytime I’ve done this it has worked out well for me. For obvious reasons, don’t buy beer. submitted by /u/damnetcode

LPT: Ask road contractors for reimbursement for vehicle damages caused by their debris. (USA) I live in a massively booming area. My neighborhood entrances are both surrounded by active road construction projects to help alleviate the influx of new traffic. Over the past 2 years my single vehicle has had 3 nails in 3 tires from these work zones. I immediately researched on the states official road construction contract page and found the…