[Foundation-l] Omidyar Network Commits $2 Million Grant to Wikimedia Foundation

[Thomas Dalton]

2009/8/27 Anthony <wikimail at inbox.org>:
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 2009/8/27 Anthony <wikimail at inbox.org>:
>> > I'm not convinced Halprin is even employed by the Omidyar Network.
>> >  According to the website, he is a partner.  Partners aren't employees.
>>
>> I think partners usually are employees, just ones with a stake in the
>> business.
>
>
> You're probably not an accountant who has kept the books of partnerships,
> then (at least not in the US).   By law, partners are not employees.
>  Payments received by partners for services rendered are "guaranteed
> payments", not "wages".

"Partner" has different meanings. A partner in a partnership is as you
describe. A partner is a large (often public) company like a bank is
just a title for a high ranking employee. I think we are talking at
cross purposes. If Matt is a partner in the context of a partnership,
then you are correct, although I don't think the exact nature of his
legal relationship with Omidyar is relevant.