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DHR International Inc. announced Mike Magsig joined the Chicago-based executive search firm as managing partner, leading its global board and CEO practice group. Magsig has more than 16 years of executive search experience. He most recently was managing director at Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE:...

US Department of Labor files complaint against staffing exec

The US Department of Labor sued staffing executive Sue Bhatia claiming mistreatment of a live-in domestic worker and paying the worker below minimum wage. Allegations that the Bhatias say are false.

Bhatia is CEO of Rose International, the 26^th-largest IT staffing firm in the US, according to Staffing...

Appeals court rules against class action in Uber case

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an arbitration clause in Uber’s contract with drivers requiring them to arbitrate their claims individually rather than pursue a class action in court, except for only specific claims relating to the California Private Attorney General Act, according to...

Sterling Talent Solutions acquires background screener Verified Person

Sterling Talent Solutions, a background screening and HR solutions company, acquired Verified Person Inc., a pre-employment background screening firm based in Memphis, Tenn.

The transaction closed in August; terms were not disclosed.

Founded by John Sculley, former CEO of Apple, and Tal Moise, Verified...

Two Gulf Coast staffing firms to pay $516,000 to resolve IC investigation

Two Gulf Coast staffing agencies agreed to paid 353 workers nearly $516,000 in back wages to resolve concerns that surfaced during US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigations, the Department of Labor reported. Federal investigators found RBT Welders LLC and Contractor Labor Services...

Recent declines in Canada’s TFWP mask underlying trends, report finds

While Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program population has declined in recent years, Canada’s overall foreign worker population is rising and may continue to increase, suggests a report released today by The Conference Board of Canada’s National Immigration Centre. The report, “A Primer on...

Beige Book: Tight labor market, staffing firms report moderate increase

Labor market conditions remained tight in most districts from July through late August, according to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book report released Wednesday. The Beige Book, a collection of observations from the 12 federal regional banks, provides a snapshot of current economic conditions.

Staffing...

Jobless claims fall to lowest level in seven weeks (Bloomberg)

Filings for US unemployment benefits unexpectedly dropped to the lowest level in seven weeks, showing employers have little appetite to fire workers, Bloomberg reported. “The job market in general remains on sound footing,” Russell Price, senior economist at Ameriprise Financial Inc. in Detroit,...

Workway acquires Dallas-based direct hire, executive search firm

Workway, a national staffing firm headquartered in Irving, Texas, acquired Dallas-based Regal Personnel, a regional firm providing direct hire and executive search services.

The transaction closed Sept. 1; terms were not disclosed. Regal Personnel President Adria Pearl will serve as the VP of the newly...

BlueLine acquires staffing firm’s technology division

North Carolina-based BlueLine Associates acquired the technology division of BlueStaff Inc.

The transaction closed Aug. 1; terms were not disclosed. Candice Keenan, director of operations at BlueStaff, will lead the staffing team at BlueLine as the new director of staffing solutions.

BlueLine partnered...