TIL the musicians aboard the Titanic were legally classified as independent contractors instead of crew members. Because of this, their families received no survivor benefits.

http://blog.reduceyourworkerscomp.com/2012/04/bands-of-the-rms-titanic-a-workers-comp-tragedy/



Submitted February 05, 2015 at 03:46AM by bballgamer11 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2usxl8/til_the_musicians_aboard_the_titanic_were_legally/