Staffing firm operators indicted for conspiracy, employment tax fraud

Operators of a Tennessee staffing firm were indicted for conspiracy and employment tax fraud, the US Department of Justice announced. A federal grand jury sitting in Memphis, Tenn., returned an indictment on Nov. 10, and it was unsealed Tuesday.

According to the indictment, from 2005 through 2015, Mark...

Uber close to settling drivers’ suit in Los Angeles with billions at stake (Bloomberg)

Uber Technologies Inc. is trying to finalize a settlement with California drivers to resolve potentially billions of dollars in claims stemming from the company’s refusal to give them the protections and benefits of employees, Bloomberg reports. The lawsuit is separate from the independent contractor...

Racial and gender bias affect freelancing websites? (MIT Technology Review)

A new study suggests that racial and gender bias affect the freelancing websites TaskRabbit and Fiverr, MIT Technology Review reports. Researchers at the of Northeastern University in Boston found evidence that black and Asian workers on Fiverr received lower ratings than white people. And on TaskRabbit,...

Developing a 360-degree management perspective for your CW program (CWS 3.0)

At the end of the day, contingent workforce program management needs a 360-degree management perspective that includes some level of visibility of all key stakeholders participating in a program’s multiple service offering portfolio and subsequent various process value chains. Stephen Clancy, CCWP,...

Jobless claims average down 6,500, initial claims fall to lowest level since 1973

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to 253,500 last week, down 6,500 from the previous week’s average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor. The previous week’s average was revised upward by 250.

The four-week...

Tech candidate survey finds disconnect with recruiters

Of all the methods tech professionals use to look for a job, the majority say that working with recruiters gives them the best experience, according to a tech candidate experience survey by Matrix Resource Inc., a provider of technology staffing. However, the survey also found the biggest trend across...

AlwaysHired acquires Traind.net

AlwaysHired, a sales training boot camp which places sales development representatives in tech positions, acquired Traind.net, a recruiting and sales training firm.

The transaction closed Oct. 31; terms were not disclosed.

The acquisition provides AlwaysHired with more entry into the technology marketplace...

BMW program to compete with Uber and Lyft

BMW’s ReachNow division announced plans to launch an on-demand ride service on Dec. 8 in Seattle. The new services, called “ReachNow Ride” will rival human cloud firms Uber and Lyft and allow consumers to order a driver and car.

The Seattle program is an initial test. BMW had not responded as of...

Uber rival closes, report says it owes $30 million; government shuts human cloud platform Scarf

Karhoo, a competitor to human cloud firms Uber and Lyft, announced on its website that it shut down, and Bloomberg reports the company owes $30 million. Separately, Canadian regulators shut down human cloud firm Scarf.

In the Karhoo case, the company said on its website that it was unable to get further...

New York-based executive recruitment firm names president

Fortune Personnel Consultants, an executive recruitment franchisor headquartered in New York City, promoted Jeff Herzog to president from executive VP. His father, Ron Herzog, previously served as president and CEO and remains with the company in the CEO role.

“We are extremely excited to have Jeff...