Uber’s self-driving car program in San Francisco draws regulatory fire (Automotive News)

Uber Technologies Inc. began operating self-driving cars in San Francisco, but the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles says the company must stop until it works to comply with state regulations, Automotive News reported. Uber, a human cloud firm, argues it doesn’t need state licensing for San Francisco...

Yellen tells college grads: Best job market in nearly a decade (MarketWatch)

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen congratulated on Monday the graduating class at the University of Baltimore on earning their degrees and also their timing in finishing school, MarketWatch reported. “After years or a slow economic recovery, you are entering the strongest job market in nearly...

ManpowerGroup appoints new leader for North America operations

ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN) named Michael Stull as senior VP for Manpower North America. Stull will lead the Manpower brand within the North America operation, effective immediately.

Stull replaces Kip Wright, who will leave ManpowerGroup at the end of December. Wright, who was included in the past...

Medium-sized contingent workforce users get more VMS attention

Medium-sized companies that use contingent workforces are getting more attention. This week, vendor management system provider SAP Fieldglass announced a new VMS product, called SAP Fieldglass Flex, aimed at medium-sized buyers.

“This development is another example of how external workforce solutions...

Two CDI shareholders call for evaluating strategic alternatives such as a sale

Two shareholder in CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI) called on the engineering and IT staffing provider to evaluate strategic alternatives, including a possible sale, and announced they intend to nominate independent directors for election at CDI’s 2017 annual meeting of shareholders. 

Bradley Radoff and Joshua...

Canada — Businesses applaud changes to '4-in, 4-out' rule (National Post)

Ottawa’s decision to scrap a controversial rule that limited how long foreign workers can stay in Canada is being welcomed by businesses, analysts and migrant worker advocates as the first step in a series of reforms they hope will ultimately transform the immigration system, the National Post reports...

Jobs aren't what they used to be (Bloomberg)

The unemployment rate is down to 4.6%, which sounds pretty good. But Bloomberg reports the unemployment rate doesn’t count people who've given up looking for jobs, which is why the employment-to-population ratio, especially the “prime-age” ratio for those 25 through 54, may be a...

Fatal injuries increase among contracted workers in US

More contracted workers died on the job in 2015 than 2014, according to a report released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Overall, fatal work injuries among all types of workers also edged up. A contracted worker is defined as worker employed by one firm but working at the behest of another...

Legal hiring to hold steady in first half, Robert Half Legal reports

Lawyers expect steady hiring for the legal field in the first half of 2017, according to a study released by Robert Half Legal. One-quarter of lawyers interviewed, 25%, anticipate their law firms or companies will add legal jobs in the first half of the year, down from 31% six months ago but up slightly...

People: DCA, Genuent, Futurestep, Korn Ferry, Egon Zehnder

Direct Consulting Associates, the IT staffing and consulting sister company of Direct Recruiters Inc., added Thomas Clark as VP of operations. He will oversee the day-to-day operations and focus on strategic planning and goal-setting. Over the past two years, he worked with the military transition, military...