Contract Work During Employer's Shiva
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Question
If someone is hired to write a book on a contract basis, is it permissible for him to continue writing during the employer's mourning period?
Answer
Since he was hired on a contract basis, he is permitted to continue writing, but not in the house of mourning. This applies only if he was hired before the employer entered mourning.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Siman 380, Seif 18: "If his work is in the hands of others, on a contract basis with detached items, in his house, they should not do it; in others' houses, they may do it." And the Rema writes: "Provided that the work was accepted before he entered mourning."
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