[Ares-races] RE: RACES - outside contractors

[Dave Colter]

Actually, for a state EMA to call their volunteer radio ops "outside
contractors" is pretty common. From our perspective, they are still "EMA
registered radio operators." It is a legal trick used to make certain that
they cannot be considered state employees for union or insurance purposes.
When the volunteers are considered to be "outside contractors" they cannot
be covered by Worker's Compensation Insurance, a point worth noting if you
are one of those volunteers. Apparently, no one has found a way to call us
"volunteers" without incurring some potential liability.

73,
Dave Colter WA1ZCN
SEC - NH-ARES


Original message:
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 22:18:58 -0700
From: W6YN Don Milbury <w6yn at juno.com>
Subject: Re: [Ares-races] Re: ARES-RACES Digest, Vol 13, Issue 3
To: ares-races at mailman.qth.net
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That is so odd. 

RACES is not an "Outside Contractor" or a group or a chapter or anything 
like that. 

RACES is a "radio service" established with a set of restrictive rules
where licensed amateurs may operate after they have registered with and
have been activated by the local or state CD organization. Anything that
doesn't qualify under the amateur rules (Part 97) is not RACES.

73,  Don,  W6YN

On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 16:53:42 -0400 Zach Lassiter <sapiens.unus at gmail.com>
writes:
> Here to be even considered for RACES in the appliction process you
> MUST sign a release.  RACES in our county is considered "Outside
> Contractors"
> 


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