Re: IETF Secretariat continues under new approach

John Levine wrote on 10/04/2026 02:23:
> I don't understand what the EOR arrangement means in practice.  Does it
> mean that the agreement now identifies specific people who are employed
> by AMS and are assigned to or IETF?  Or something else?

The employees technically remain employees of AMS and are paid by them, 
but the ultimate employer is legally considered to be IETF LLC and 
become subject to their workplace practices.

> AMS is in California, which has its own odd rules about contractors
> and employees (with a special carveout for Uber, Lyft, and Doordash)
> but I don't think that's at issue here.

Probably not. But in many jurisdictions, the governing law in an 
employment contract is that of the place of residence of the employee, 
regardless of what the contract says. This would be one of the 
situations where an EOR arrangement would often be used.

Nick