newspaper carrier rights

Profits hinge on perfection—and a mistake will cost you. Contractor had the free right of substitution. There are over 135 independent contract newspaper delivery careers … if (document.mmm_fo) document.write ("&mmm_fo=1"); The Ohio Industrial Commission, in a case involving the Akron Beacon Journal, has ruled that a newspaper carrier is an independent contractor for purposes of Workers' Compensation. “There were certain customers who expected the paper to be put inside the door or delivered in some special way,” Petroski recalls. The agency may release new recommendations this week. The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon found that an Internet blogger was not the same as a press member, and was not entitled to some of the First Amendment protections enjoyed by the traditional press. One rural newspaper, The Alpena News, in Alpena, Michigan, for example, says its carriers travel anywhere from 15 to 150 miles per day to deliver approximately 150 newspapers apiece.