Tag: volunteers
Phoenix Comicon decides to hire staff after all
After a few weeks of passionate arguments on all sides, and some legal squinting, Phoenix Comicon adn releated shows have decided to drop the "pay to volunteer" process in favor of hiring staff according to...
Phoenix Comic Con: changes in volunteer structure are because of labor laws
In a week chock full of con-troversies, the Phoenix Comic Con suddenly asking volunteers to pay to volunteer has created a major rift in the local community with hotly tempered opinions on both sides. And now PCC director Matt Solberg has sent a letter to staff and volunteers making it clear these changes are because of labor laws,
Like Phoenix Comic Con, Dragon*Con also makes con volunteeers pay to volunteer
And now a NEW wrinkle in the continuing con wars of the Terrible Teens! It seems that several conventions are now requiring volunteers to PAY to volunteer. An unusual situation to be sure, but one that perhaps has precedent and legal backing.
Baseball, Comic-Cons, and Paying Volunteers
Yesterday The Mary Sue published an article suggesting that for-profit comic-cons could be violating federal labor law by not paying minimum wage to workers improperly classified as volunteers. However, a recent case involving Major League Baseball shows how ReedPop and other commercial comic-con ventures could beat the tag.
