If you look back at some of the threads over the last couple of years the payment issues have been rampant. I have always been paid and been paid on time. However, my last assignment for them was September 2013 and involved no out of pocket expense. At this point I would be disinclined to take any shop involving travel or a reimbursed purchase.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.