Feds give $10 million to 23 states to combat IC misclassification

The US Department of Labor awarded $10 million in federal grants to 23 states to combat misclassification of workers as independent contractors as well as the nonreporting of wages. The money was part of a larger program of $39.3 million in federal grants for unemployment insurance programs in 45 states...

CorTech acquires Southern California-based staffing provider

CorTech, a global staffing provider based in Atlanta, acquired a Southern California recruiting firm as part of plans to add up to $110 million in sales via acquisitions by the end of next year.

The company aims to add $30 million of annual sales through strategic acquisitions by the end of 2015...

KellyOCG adds first freelance management partner in UK

Kelly Services Inc. (NASD: KELYA) added its first UK online talent platform partner, Elevate Direct, to its outsourcing and consulting group, KellyOCG. Freelancer management system Elevate Direct is headquartered in London.

The online talent platform component within KellyOCG’s talent supply chain has...

Starting salaries to rise 3% for legal jobs next year, Robert Half says

Expect starting salaries for legal professionals in the US to increase 3.1% overall next year, according to the Robert Half Legal 2016 Salary Guide.

Law firm attorneys with four-plus years of professional experience should see greater-than-average salary gains. Among legal specialists, the largest gains...

ASA index falls over year

The American Staffing Association’s index measuring employment in the US staffing industry for the week of Sept. 7 to Sept. 13 edged down 0.56% compared to the previous week. The index value fell to 97.90.

Survey respondents attribute the decrease to the Labor Day holiday on Sept. 7. However, the index...

Judge won’t force Uber driver into arbitration

An Uber driver ruled an employee (instead of an independent contractor) by the state Labor Commissioner won’t be required to have her case heard by arbitrators. A San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled the case of driver Barbara Berwick would remain in the courts, according to court records. Bloomberg...

Recruiters smell ‘blood in the water’ at HP — Staffing Quote of the Week

“Every recruiter I know can smell the blood in the water,” Jason Berkowitz, VP of client services for Seven Step RPO, told CIO in a story about layoffs at Hewlett-Packard. “They know now that the people who remain, people who may have been content at HP will be more willing to take calls from recruiters.”...

Sonoma Consulting acquires East Coast tech recruiting firm

Illinois based-Sonoma Consulting Inc., an IT consulting and executive search firm, acquired StrategyHire, a technology recruiting and solutions provider based in Tyson’s Corner, Va. 

“StrategyHire adds to our already-strong US presence and will round out the East Coast by bringing over 50 clients...

Staffing firms must pay in sick leave, nursing mother cases

A contingent worker fired for trying to take sick leave and another temporary worker who requested time off to express milk both resulted in staffing firms having to pay damages.

In the first case, a staffing firm must pay $10,000 in lost wages and damages after terminating an assembly line worker in...

CHG Healthcare names new COO

CHG Healthcare Services, the second-largest US healthcare staffing firm and the largest US locum tenens staffing provider, named Mark Law as chief operating officer.

Law succeeds Scott Beck, who replaced Michael Weinholtz as CEO earlier this year.

Law most recently served as a group president at CHG, managing...