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Working in the Gig Economy? Protections May be Eliminated in TN
Thousands of Tennesseans are working in the so-called gig economy and legislation currently in the State Assembly would eliminate some worker protections for them. (Twenty20)
The bill would classify them as marketplace contractors and remove protections provided by worker’s compensation law and the Tennessee Employment Security Law.
Unions and workers’ rights groups oppose the legislation. At the same time a new report from the
The Economic Policy Institute shows the impact of tech companies such as Uber is overrated.
Lawrence Mishel, a distinguished fellow with the institute, says widely publicized hourly earnings for Uber drivers frequently leave out expenses the independent contractors have to cover.
“And they have to pay extra taxes for Social Security and Medicare that regular workers don’t,” Mishel points out. “And it turns out they get paid around $9.21 an hour. And that’s in spite of the fact that half the Uber drivers actually have a college degree.”
Uber drivers generate nearly $25 an hour in passenger fares, but Mishel says the company takes more than $8 of that upfront in fees.
An Uber representative says the report ignores the flexibility drivers say they value and cannot find in traditional jobs.
The report also suggests that the gig economy may not be the future of employment, a boast Mishel says platform-based companies frequently make.
He says Uber, with more than 800,000 drivers in a given year, accounts for as much as two-thirds of the total gig economy.
Mishel says for most drivers, it’s about earning supplementary income.
“So you can’t have a future of work of things that supplement your main job,” he states. “The future of work has to be people having their main jobs.”
Georgia, Indiana, Utah, Kentucky, Florida, Iowa and Colorado are considering similar legislation to Tennessee’s when it comes to reclassifying contract employees of tech companies like Uber.
Earlier this spring, the National Domestic Workers Alliance visited Tennessee to caution lawmakers that the bill would permanently carve many workers out of rights to which they would be entitled as employees.
TDOT Suspending All Construction-Related Lane Closures on Interstates and State Routes
Motorists will not be delayed by road construction as they travel Tennessee’s highways this Memorial Day weekend. The Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes beginning at noon Friday through 6am Tuesday. This will provide maximum roadway capacity for motorists expected to travel in the state this Memorial Day weekend.
Motorists may still encounter some lane closure or restrictions while traveling through long-term construction projects.
AAA estimates more than 41.5 million Americans will travel this Memorial Day holiday, nearly 5 percent more than last year. An estimated 727,000 Tennesseans will drive to their holiday destinations.
Lady Raider Basketball to Hold Tryouts and Team Camp
CHS Lady Raider basketball coach Joe Pat Cope
The Coffee County CHS Lady Raider basketball team will be hosting tryouts on Friday and Saturday for those female student athletes wanting to play basketball in the coming school year. Tryouts on Friday will be from 11 AM to 1 PM and tryouts on Saturday will be from 9 AM to 11 AM. Both tryouts will be held at CHS’ Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. Those ladies wishing to tryout must have signed and completed Physical and Parental Consent forms with them when they arrive. That form can be downloaded at: http://tssaa.org/wp-content/uploads/Forms/med01.pdf
The Lady Raiders will also be hosting a team camp this summer. The 2 day camp will take place at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym and feature varsity and junior varsity teams from 9 different schools. The camp will take place on Monday, June 11th and Tuesday, June 12th. The complete camp schedule is as follows:
COFFEE COUNTY LADY RAIDERS TEAM CAMP
JUNE 11-12
JUNE 11 – VARSITY
9AM – EAGLEVILLE VS COFFEE CO
10AM – DEKALB VS FAYETTEVILLE CITY
11AM – COFFEE CO VS HUNTLAND
12PM – EAGLEVILLE VS DEKALB
1PM – SHELBYVILLE VS HUNTLAND
2PM – R-DALE VS LINCOLN CO
3PM – LINCOLN VS FAYETTEVILLE CITY
4PM – SHELBYVILLE VS R-DALE
JUNE 11TH – JV
11AM – FAYETTEVILLE C. VS EAGLEVILLE
12PM – SHELBYVILLE VS HUNTLAND
1PM – LINCOLN CO VS EKALB
2PM – R-DALE VS COFFEE CO
COFFEE CO LADY RAIDERS TEAM CAMP
JUNE 12
VARSITY
9AM – MOORE CO VS R-DALE
10AM – HUNTLAND VS LINCOLN CO
11AM – COFFEE VS R-DALE
12PM – MOORE CO VS LINCOLN CO
1PM – FAYETTEVILLE C. VS SHELBYVILLE JV
2PM – HUNTLAND VS DEKALB CO
3PM – SHELBYVILLE VS COFFEE CO
4PM – COFFEE JV VS FAYETTEVILLE C.
5PM – DEKALB VS SHELBYVILLE
JV
9AM – LINCOLN VS COFFEE
11AM – SHELBYVILLE VS R-DALE
12PM – FAYETTEVILLE C. VS HUNTLAND
1PM – MOORE CO VS DEKALB CO
Nashville SC to Host U.S. Open Cup Game Tonight
The Nashville Soccer Club will host the Mississippi Brilla of the Premier Development League on Wednesday at the Vanderbilt Soccer Complex. The 7:30 PM game is a 3rd round matchup in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Tournament. The Nashville Soccer Club, of the United Soccer League, advanced to the 3rd round with a 2 nil win last Wednesday over Inter Nashville of the National Premier Soccer League.
The U.S. Open Cup features a total of 94 participating teams from all levels of American soccer. The tournament uses a tiered bracket and eight rounds of single-elimination play until a champion is crowned in September.
A total of 52 Open Division teams (clubs from the Premier Development League, National Premier Soccer League, and those advancing from three rounds of local qualifying played between September and November of 2017) entered the First Round on May 9. Twenty-two clubs from the professional Division II United Soccer League (USL) entered the action in the 2nd Round on May 16. The Third Round takes place on May 23, and will send its winners up against 20 Division I MLS clubs in the Fourth Round on June 6. In a format change, a new Fourth Round Draw will be held May 24 to determine these 4th round matchups.
The first U.S. Open Cup was played in 1914, making it the oldest cup competition for soccer in the United States and the country’s oldest annual tournament for team sports. While professional soccer came and went in various forms and incarnations, at various stages of the 20th century, the Open Cup crowned a champion for each of the last 104 years. The winner of the U.S. Open Cup qualifies directly for the CONCACAF Champions League.
Sounds Upend Sky Sox for Second Straight Victory
The Nashville Sounds edged the Colorado Springs Sky Sox 4-2 Tuesday night after an hour and ten minute rain delay to start the game.
Chris Bassitt had arguably his strongest outing of the season on the mound for the Sounds. He fanned two batters in each of his first three innings and finished his night with a season-high seven punch outs. In five innings of work allowed just one run on six hits.
The Sounds took advantage of Sky Sox starter Corbin Burnes’ inability to find the strike zone in the fourth inning. Burnes walked BJ Boyd and Franklin Barreto to start the inning, then retired the next two batters. With two outs Josh Phegley yanked a double down the left field line to plate a pair of runs and break the scoreless tie.
Colorado Springs cut the lead in half in the top of fifth inning as Eric Sogard hit a two-out single back up the middle.
Nashville reestablished it’s two run lead in the sixth inning when Barreto launched a solo home run to lead off the frame. The Sounds then added to their lead in the seventh inning without a hit. Jorge Mateo and Nick Martini each drew walks and Boyd laid down a perfectly executed sacrifice bunt to advance the runners up 90 feet. A sacrifice fly from Steve Lombardozzi brought home Mateo to extend the lead to 4-1.
Jeremy Bleich and Bobby Wahl shut down the Sky Sox in the final four innings. Bleich twirled three shutout innings of two-hit baseball while Wahl stepped in and allowed a run but picked up a save for the second consecutive night. It was Wahl’s fourth save of the season.
Game three of the four-game series is scheduled for Wednesday night at First Tennessee Park. Left-hander Eric Jokisch (1-5, 5.44) starts for Nashville against right-hander Alex Asher (2-1, 3.66) for Colorado Springs. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
Post-Game Notes
- With tonight’s 4-2 win, the Sounds improved to 23-21 on the season.
- The Sounds scored first tonight and are now 16-5 when doing so.
- Nick Martini extended his consecutive on-base streak to 32 games when he singled fifth inning. It’s the second-longest active streak in the Pacific Coast League. Since April 14, Martini has reached safely in every game he has played in.
- Franklin Barreto’s sixth inning home run was his first since May 6, when he belted two.
- Jorge Mateo tripled in the third inning. It was his team-leading fourth of the season.
- Bobby Wahl recorded a save for the second straight night, it was the first time this season the Sounds picked up a save in back-to-back games.
The 2018 season is the Sounds’ 41st in franchise history and fourth as the Oakland Athletics’ top affiliate. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.
5/25/18 — Herschel Dwayne Rogers
Herschel Dwayne Rogers, age 71, of Tullahoma, TN, passed away on Monday,
May 14, 2018 at Tennova Harton Hospital in Tullahoma. Memorial services
will be held on Friday, May 25, 2018 at 4:00 PM at Manchester Funeral
Home. Visitation with the family will be on Friday from 2-4 PM at the
funeral home.
Herschel was born in Manchester, TN, the son of the late Herschel D. and
Frances Marie West Rogers. He served his country in the United States
Navy and was a guard in the law enforcement industry. Hershel enjoyed
fishing, playing the lottery, playing cards, and painting.
In addition to his parents, Herschel was also preceded in death by two
sisters, Patsy Rogers and Linda Adams. He is survived by his wife, Mary
Rogers; one son, Zack Rogers; one daughter, April Michelle Rogers; two
brothers, Earl Scott Rogers and Mark Edward Rogers; two sisters, Debra
Wiser and Mary Ann (Allan) Sims; grandchildren, Casey Dwayne Parks,
Skylar Jade Parks and James Clyde Harris; nieces, Christina McCullough,
Shanan Marie Boren, Leslie Lumbley, Amanda Coker, and Kaitlyn Rogers;
nephews, Tim Clark, Brian Hill, Michael Bryan, Justin Bryan, Aaron Adams,
Tristan McCall, and Evan Rogers; great nieces/nephews, Chance Baker, Cage
Clark, Chelsy Payne, Shelby Wallace, Trenton Lumbley, Bryan Adams,
Brianna Pence, Tyler Lumbley, Dylan Wallace, Jacob Wallace, Maddie Boren,
Aaliyah Lumbley, Destiny Lumbley, Mary Beth Bryan, Bo Bryan, Katelyn
Bryan, Colby Bryan, Anastasia Adams, Aaron Clark, Izabella Clark, Cody
Hill, and Frankie Hill.
MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE ROGERS FAMILY
5/24/18 — Lillian M. Knepp
Lillian M Knepp, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Monday, May 21, 2018 at her residence at the age of 90 years. Memorial Services are scheduled for Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 1 PM at her residence, 12231 Tullahoma Highway, Tullahoma, TN.
A native of Clearfield County, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Filmore and Martha Francis Ramsey Lanager. She enjoyed reading and listening to audio books and well as listening to country music. She also enjoyed shrimping and camping.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Knepp.
She is survived by two daughters, Debbie Simmons and her husband, Dewayne of Tullahoma and Gail Kerin and her husband, William of Bigler, PA; sister, Lois Self of Shepard, TX; seven grandchildren, Robert Kerin and his wife, Christy of Elizabethtown, PA, Angela Hager and her husband, Joe of Manuta, OH, Joey Hager of Manuta, OH, Shawn Gray and his wife, Mildred of Middleburg, FL, Eric Gray and his wife, Erin of Tullahoma, Jessica Simmons of Elkhart, IN and Alan Simmons of Elkhart, IN and eleven great grandchildren, Elizabeth and Matthew Kerin, Ericka and Michael Hager, Melynna and Shannon Gray, Mark and Kaydence Gray, Hayley McMahan and Hayden and Natila Adams.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
5/22/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Ray Spry — Pizza Winner!
Sammy Eagles, 14
Lee Marcom
Ray Powers
2018 CCCHS Valedictorian and Salutatorian visit their alma mater-Westwood Middle School
Westwood Middle School Math teacher, Donna Burdine was so excited to learn that the 2018 Coffee County Central High School Valedictorian and Salutatorian are alumna of WMS; she invited the stellar students to speak to her 6th grade math class. “I’m hoping the 6th graders will be encouraged by both the girls’ stories”, said Burdine. Valedictorian Brianna Cardenal and Salutatorian Michelle Dong received a warm welcome by the 6th graders; and a slew of questions. The class held a reception with light refreshments and balloons for Brianna and Michelle. Brianna plans to attend East Tennessee State University. Michelle has plans to attend Belmont University. Best wishes to both girls and we look forward to their speeches at the graduation ceremony on Friday night! See pictures and video at our website, thunder1320.com.
Graduation will be held Friday night (May 25) at 7pm for Coffee County High School seniors. A crowd estimated of over 5,000 will watch graduates accept their diplomas behind Raider Academy in Manchester at Carden-Jerrell Field.
Around 400 seniors will take their next step toward a future full of expectations as they will hear from fellow classmates; Brianna and Michelle.
Many of the grads will take a break from school for a short period before heading off to college, and others will jump right into the workforce.
The 2018-2019 school year begins in just over two months.
Scott Anderson and his audio/visual students at the high school will be videoing the event for Raider TV and you can watch it at www.wmsrradio.com
Not Stopping at Crash Scene Leads to Man’s Arrest
Todd Shannon Marshall… Photo provided by the CCSD.
On Monday (05-21-2018) Coffee County Deputy Josh McKinney and Sgt. Stephen Sharketti were on scene working a vehicle crash on Fredonia Road. They had traffic stopped so the wrecker could get a vehicle out of the ditch line. A vehicle came through the scene and the driver was told to stop. Sgt. Sharketti stopped the vehicle driven by Todd Shannon Marshall, age 50, of Manchester and he stated that his breaks did not work. After a pat down the deputies reportedly located approximately 2 grams of a white crystal-like substance on the man and approximately 1 gram located inside of his wallet. Deputies also recovered a set of digital scales. Marshall allegedly admitted to officers that the crystal-like substance located by the deputies was meth.
Marshall was booked into the Coffee County Jail under the charges of schedule II drug violation, manufacturing/delivering/selling/possession of a controlled substance and unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities. Bond was set at $15,500 and his court date is set for June 18, 2018.