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    Workers In The Gig Economy

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    The gig economy is an economy that focuses on short-term engagements. In this economy, employees become independent contractors or “micro-entrepreneurs” who work when they want and how they want. This nontraditional work environment is not new to the American economy. In fact, the practice of out-bidding others for jobs can be traced back to the first half of the 20th century (Anderson). However, researchers point to smartphone apps and online marketplaces as the instigators of the sudden…

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    terminate their arrangement was a mutual one.”(Beamount) The court found that the decision of a mutual termination pointed to an Independent contractor, rather than an employment relationship. PPI and Cesar signed an agreement that stated Either PPI or Bailey could terminate the agreement at any time within a 45 day notice. Which indicates Cesar to be an independent contractor. However, in Angelotti, “Second Mate retained the…

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    Write a few pages (Approx. 600 words) about a past agreement you were involved in. The agreement can be related to the hiring of trades for a home renovation, any construction related project or even the purchase or lease of a car, or services to repair equipment. What kind of contractual agreement or delivery system was involved? Please explain the hurdles you had to overcome, what went right and what went wrong - were there unsatisfactory consequences? Offer a summary analysis of the lesson(s)…

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    GNCB Consulting Engineers, P.C. in Old Saybrook, CT provides geotechnical and structural engineering and historic preservation consultation to a variety of public and private agencies, and contractors. With over 50 years of engineering experience, GNCBs professional services are always completed in a timely and efficient manner. In addition to the undergraduate and graduate training our professions go through, many of the staff at GNCB attends a variety of workshops and seminars to keep in the…

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    Kim Smith Inc. (KSI) functions under HUB Zone program and has won the Navy contract for flooring services and is ready to bid on a contract, within the bidding process a type of payment must be selected. KSI would benefit most from a performance based contract since the company is new to government contracting, and there is a lot of work to be completed. According to the FAR performance-based payments (PBPs) are a customary method of contract financing that may be available under fixed-price…

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    The interdependence theory is a great theory that was chosen to be focused on in this article. I can relate to the ideas that were formed around this one theory. Ultimately women do pay close attention to all three of the independent variables although one variable may stick out more than the others depending on the person. There are countless factors on both the men and the women in an abusive relationship. The men may have had a past experience that’s made them to be abusive…

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    Independent Study Proposal

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    Introduction This report explores the benefits of a Kent Denver sponsored Independent Study Program and finds that a flexible and informal program is pragmatic, easy to implement and enhances the excellence of the Kent Denver academic experience for willing students. Part II outlines the first draft of the plan and includes explicit procedures for the continuation of the research program, which will run for the most part, independent of interference from the Kent Administration and Faculty.…

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    1. As noted in table 1 of Hensen et al., the dependent variables are: • fear of cyberstalking by intimate partners • fear of cyberstalking by friends/acquaintances • fear of cyberstalking by strangers 2. The age coefficient in regarding fear of cyberstalking by an intimate partner as noted on table 2 is –0.11. Furthermore, the value associated with age in the section of intimate partner is noted with a single * so we know that p is less than or equal to 0.05. The value associated with the…

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    The dependent variable in this is whether or not the veterans suffer from depression. It is the dependent variable because in this case, depression is dependent on the number of years has served in the military or if they have served at all. The independent variable is the variable that is not dependent on another. In this case, having depression is not a determining factor for serving in the military. The variable name for depression is ‘DEPRESS’ and the variable name for the number of years in…

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    typically tend to vote for the party that they most identify with and develop an emotional tie. The text tells us that to run for president as an Independent, a candidate must register and petition each state through obtaining a certain number of voters’ signatures (Ginsberg et. Al, 210-213). Many candidates who enter the candidacy as an independent eventually move into the democratic or republican parties depending on which side most their beliefs lay. I have chosen to write about Democratic…

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