Uber fires exec over incident in India (The New York Times)

Human cloud firm Uber fired an executive who obtained the medical records of a woman who was raped by an Uber driver in India, The New York Times reported. Earlier this week, the San Francisco-based company announced it had fired 20 employees in recent months over issues raised in another investigation....

Could self-driving truck in Brazil ease driver recruitment? (MarketWatch)

Volvo trucks developed a self-steering truck for Brazilian sugar-cane growth, and an executive said it might make recruiting drivers easier. “With this solution we will soon be able to significantly increase the productivity of our customers in the sugar-cane industry,” Wilson Lirmann, president...

What to ask in background checks is ‘minefield’ (CWS 3.0)

Employers must tread ever more carefully as a network of legal tripwires dictate what checks can be done at various stages in the hiring process, according to a new article in CWS 3.0. Fiona Coombe, Staffing Industry Analysts’ director of legal and regulatory research, discusses legal restrictions...

Global Power 100 list of most powerful women in staffing nominations open

A Global Power 100 list of the most powerful women in the workforce solutions ecosystem, which includes the staffing industry, is being compiled by Staffing Industry Analysts for the third year in a row, and nominations are now being accepted.

The list featuring the Americas portion of the list will appear...

Labor Department withdraws joint employment, independent contractor guidance

The US Department of Labor withdrew its 2015 and 2016 informal guidance on joint employment and independent contractors, Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta announced today.

“Although the former administrator’s guidance was not binding, it contained a presumption that under the FLSA ‘most workers...

Labor Secretary orders department to ‘enforce vigorously’ nonimmigrant visa laws

US Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta directed the US Department of Labor to “enforce vigorously” all laws within its jurisdiction governing the administration and enforcement of nonimmigrant visa programs, which include H-1B visas for highly skilled temporary workers.

The move aims to include increases...

California county posts highest average weekly wage in Q4

California’s Santa Clara County, home to Silicon Valley, posted the highest average weekly wage among all large US counties in the fourth quarter at $2,365, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

 The 10 US counties in terms of highest average weekly wage in the fourth quarter:

1. Santa...

Freelancer management system Shortlist reports $1.5 million funding round

Shortlist, a freelancer collaboration platform and freelancer management system, announced a $1.5 million seed funding round. This brings Shortlist’s total funding to $2.3 million.

Shortlist will use the funding to enhance its payment and tax offerings, which help companies automate freelancer and vendor...

More than half of clients give ‘talent solution providers’ a ‘B’ grade

A survey by staffing provider Orion Talent found that 57% talent solutions providers’ clients give them a “B” grade when it comes to overall performance. Only 29% received an “A” grade, 12% received a “C,” and 2% received a “D.” None of the respondents gave their providers an “F.”...

What does ‘machine learning’ mean for staffing? (Staffing Industry Review)

‘Machine learning’ aims to help contingent workforce buyers and suppliers automate and speed up the analysis of data, according to an article in Staffing Industry Review’s Online Showcase that discusses the buzzword and the concept.