Jobless claims average down by 3,250, total claims fall to eight-week low

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance fell by 3,250 last week to a total of 272,500 from the previous week’s unrevised average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor.

The four-week moving average decreases the...

EEOC sues staffing firm for alleged pregnancy discrimination

QSI Business Solutions, a staffing firm in Dalton, Ga., violated federal law when it refused to hire or place an applicant after learning that she was pregnant, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit it announced yesterday.

According to the EEOC, QSI Business Solutions called...

Staffing industry to reach record $142.4 billion in revenue

US staffing industry revenue will rise by 7% this year and 6% in 2016 to bring total revenue in the industry to a record $142.4 billion next year, according to the new industry forecast by Staffing Industry Analysts. The estimated growth rates are up from a forecast in April that estimated growth of...

TRU Staffing Partners launches cybersecurity division with acquisition

TRU Staffing Partners, a New York-based search firm serving the legal technology industry, acquired Kennett Group and launched a new division, TRU Cyber, to provide cybersecurity, data privacy and information security staffing.

Kennett Group — a boutique search firm targeting privacy, cybersecurity,...

AMN acquires staffing firm The First String Healthcare

AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AHS) completed its acquisition of The First String Healthcare, a provider of temporary staffing and permanent placement of nurse leaders and executives, for $6.5 million in cash and a possible earn-out of up to $4.0 million.

“The First String Healthcare acquisition...

ManpowerGroup’s president of Northern Europe to step down

ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) announced Hans Leentjes, president of ManpowerGroup Northern Europe, will step down from his role effective Dec. 31, and be succeeded by current European Regional Managing Director Jilko Andringa.

Leentjes, who is profiled on the Europe Staffing 100 list of most influential...

Report calls for protecting rights of ‘on-demand’ workers

The National Employment Law Project called for protecting the rights of “on-demand” workers at online staffing and services firms such as Uber, Task Rabbit or online staffing firms such as Wonolo. The organization made its case in a new report last week.

NELP’s report argued many workers in the...

OSHA cites Atlanta manufacturer, two staffing agencies

The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Dyke Industries Inc., an Atlanta window and door manufacturer, for safety violations for exposing workers to fire, amputations and other serious safety hazards. Koosharem LLC, dba Select Staffing, and Staff Right Inc....

New Zealand, US and Canada top ManpowerGroup contingent labor index

New Zealand ranked as the highest-ranked country for contingent workforce operations in 2015, followed closely by the United States and Canada, according to the third contingent workforce index released by ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN). The US ranked second for the second consecutive year, and Canada moved...

Staffing 360 proceeds with reverse split for Nasdaq uplisting; CFO resigns

Staffing 360 Solutions Inc. (OTCBB: STAF) received approval from Nasdaq to proceed with a reverse split, which begins the final stages of its anticipated uplisting process. In a quarterly letter to shareholders last month, Staffing 360 announced plans to uplist to a national exchange as soon as all listing...