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Legal Standing by Tonda Rush
Tonda Rush is the director of public policy and serves as general counsel to the National Newspaper Association. Email her at tonda@nna.org.
Tips for determining contractor vs. employee status
Apr 1, 2026
Employees are expensive, especially now, when a third of U.S. workers live in states where paid family leave is required by state law for employees. Then there is health insurance, workers compensation ...
Emmerich Newspapers takes on tech giant to help protect newspaper content
Feb 1, 2026
The publisher is Wyatt Emmerich, the third generation of a publishing family with properties in Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana. Wyatt has devoted countless hours and dollars trying to keep the internet ...
Legal Standing: Gray areas and shared employees
Nov 1, 2025
A couple of interesting legal opinions out of Washington this fall shed light on publishers’ business options.
A personal tale about AI tools and newspapers
May 1, 2025
People in our industry have been feeling a sense of unease about Artificial Intelligence. For the large dailies, AI is a threat. But should community newspaper executives see the same looming negatives? ...
What is the status of the new salary threshold regarding exempt employees?
Aug 1, 2024
On July 1, the new salary threshold for exempt employees went into effect. Now, employees must make at least $844 per week to be considered exempt from overtime pay. In January, the threshold becomes $1,128 ...
Managers will want to take note of these issues
Aug 1, 2023
NNA members will want to read about the status of noncompete clauses in employment agreements and new reporting to FinCen.
Pay very close attention to real estate in your advertising department
May 1, 2023
Q: Real estate ads are starting to pick up a little. What do we need to watch for?
Questioning what to do about a social media dispute?
Jan 1, 2023
Q: I have spent thousands of dollars building my brand on a Facebook business page. I use it to drive traffic to my website and to sell my publication to customers. Suddenly, without warning, Facebook ...
To run or not run; consider this ...
Dec 1, 2022
Q: A reader recently shared a video taken from her car video camera of a breaking news event. What should we be concerned about before we decide to use it?
