{"id":55147,"date":"2022-09-22T11:23:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T15:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ieeeusa.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=55147"},"modified":"2024-12-12T15:48:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T20:48:14","slug":"consultants-rules-10-20-22","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/ieeeusa.org\/events\/consultants-rules-10-20-22\/","title":{"rendered":"New Rules Defining &#8220;Consultants&#8221; Could Affect Technology Contractors Nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1260px + 20px );margin-left: calc(-20px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-20px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:10px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:10px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:10px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:10px;--awb-spacing-left-small:10px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  data-ep-a=\"\"  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_87151\"  width=\"1260\" height=\"709\"  data-origwidth=\"1260\" data-origheight=\"709\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-ep-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lq_WmhSoJ84?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nPresenter: <\/strong>Russell T. Harrison<\/p>\n<h3>Overview<\/h3>\n<p>On 1 January 2020, California implemented a new criteria for classifying an individual as a consultant. The new test, called the &#8220;ABC Test&#8221; has proven to be a challenge to some technology consultants in that state.\u00a0 An informal survey of Californian IEEE consultants \u00a0has shown that 25% of consultants have lost work because of the new rule. Additionally, a number of IEEE members have reported leaving California to avoid the law. Others have given up their consulting businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Now the U.S. Department of Labor may be trying to make the ABC Test apply to the entire country.<\/p>\n<p>Join IEEE-USA&#8217;s Director of Government Relations for a discussion about what the ABC Test is, why it is a challenge for technology consultants, and the prospects for it becoming a national rule.\u00a0 We will also discuss ways IEEE member consultants can help protect themselves from the test.<\/p>\n<h2>About the Presenter<\/h2>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignleft wp-image-262 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/ieeeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/harrison-russell-175x175.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/ieeeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/harrison-russell-175x175.jpg\" alt=\"Harrison Russell Headshot\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27175%27%20height%3D%27175%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20175%20175%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27175%27%20height%3D%27175%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ieeeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/harrison-russell-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/ieeeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/harrison-russell-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ieeeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/harrison-russell-175x175.jpg 175w, https:\/\/ieeeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/harrison-russell-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ieeeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/harrison-russell-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/ieeeusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/harrison-russell.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Russell T. Harrison<\/strong> is IEEE-USA&#8217;s Acting Managing Director and Director of Government Relations. He previously served as senior legislative representative for grassroots activities. In addition to providing overall strategic direction and day-to-day operational management of IEEE-USA&#8217;s government relations program and staff, he also focuses on programs and activities design to help U.S. IEEE members interact with \u2013 and influence \u2013 elected officials. He is also responsible for a number of IEEE-USA government relations initiatives, particularly small and independent business policy and high-skill immigration reform.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to IEEE-USA, Russell directed grassroots programs at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries and the American Iron and Steel Institute. In these positions, he also raised over $300,000 in campaign contributions through the associations&#8217; political action committees. He has also represented the recycling and steel industries on Capitol Hill and in state capitols on a variety of issues as a professional lobbyist. Russell has a B.A. in Political Science, with minors in History and Communication, from Allegheny College, and a Masters in Public Policy from the University of Maryland.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:15px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-bg-color:#f2f3f5;--awb-bg-color-hover:#f2f3f5;--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:10px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:10px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:10px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:10px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:10px;--awb-spacing-left-small:10px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h3>Earn PDH Credits<\/h3>\n<p>U.S. IEEE members who have participated in an IEEE-USA Webinar can earn professional development hours (PDHs) from IEEE\u2019s Educational Activities Department by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/innovationatwork.ieee.org\/ieee-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0to request a certificate.*<\/p>\n<p><em>*Please allow 7-10 days to receive a certificate.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join a discussion about what the ABC Test is, why it is a challenge for tech consultants, and the prospects for it becoming a national rule.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":55148,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[261],"tribe_events_cat":[130,67,100],"class_list":["post-55147","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-consulting","tribe_events_cat-career-archive","tribe_events_cat-career","tribe_events_cat-consulting","cat_career-archive","cat_career","cat_consulting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Webinar: New Rules Defining &quot;Consultants&quot; 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