U.S. Appeals Court Rules That Musicians In Freelance Orchestras Are Employees, Not Contractors

The 3-0 opinion from the D.C. Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals upholds a finding by the National Labor Relations Board against the management of the Lancaster (PA) Symphony Orchestra, which maintained that its musicians were independent contractors and thus had no right to unionize. Read entire story.

Source: MUSIC – ArtsJournal