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May 8, 2020 Senator Jerry Hill Chair, Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee 1020 N Street, Room 545 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: SB 900 (Hill) – Support Dear Chairman Hill: On behalf of the Association of Independent Judicial Interpreters of California (AIJIC), which represents freelance court interpre...

SB 900 was scheduled to be heard today, May 14, 2020 at the Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee of the California Senate. The bill included AB5 exemption language for interpreters and translators, among them those with Judicial Council certification/registration, ATA certification and those belonging to AIIC....

The Judicial Council of California has approved the , effective on January 1, 2020. The procedures put into place a process for the courts, the public, attorneys, other government agencies or private entities to submit a complaint regarding ethical violations or other acts of malfeasance that may call for sanctions on an interpret...

AIJIC members can purchase an affordable healthcare plan offered by Sedera and Apex. The components include: Apex Preventative Care Plan Add-on a Sedera membership for medical cost sharing to be used for accidents, illness, and unforeseen medical needs Teladoc telemedicine  (included with Sedera ...

On Wednesday July 10, 2019, AIJIC representatives traveled to Sacramento to speak before the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee to voice our concerns on AB5. The Commitee chair, Sen. Jerry Hill, convened the meeting and stated that testimony would be heard along these lines: six minutes from those in favor, six minute...

In May 2019, the California Assembly passed Bill AB5, which, if passed by the Senate without revisions and signed by Governor Newsom, will deeply impact our ability to remain as independent contractors. So far, the bill exempts doctors, dentists, lawyers, architects, accountants, engineers, insurance agents, investment advisers, d...

Following the lead of other professional organizations, the Association of Independent Judicial Interpreters of California is pleased to announce that its members can now purchase an affordable healthcare plan offered by Sedera and Apex. This plan is provided by the Small Associations Leadership Alliance (SA...