Former Cross Country president sues: Claims criticism, rejection of sexual advances led to firing

Cross Country Staffing’s former President Vickie Anenberg said in a new lawsuit she was fired following an incident of improper touching by a fellow executive and after she raised concerns over the company’s presenting of strike revenue. Cross Country in a statement said the claims are without merit....

RPO provider WilsonHCG announces new CFO and chief technical officer

RPO provider WilsonHCG named Ken Bowles as CFO and Gary Cook as chief technical officer. In addition, the company announced Andy Zahn will transition from CFO to executive VP of corporate development, where he will lead the company’s merger and acquisition strategy as well as the development of new...

CareerStaff Unlimited acquires California rehab therapy staffing firm

CareerStaff Unlimited acquired Remedy Rehab, a supplier of rehabilitation therapy staffing services to healthcare organizations throughout northern California.

Founded by Julie Cheng more than 20 years ago, Remedy Rehab provides temporary staffing of physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language...

US nonmanufacturing index decelerates in March; employment portion falls three percentage points

Economic activity in the US nonmanufacturing sector decelerated in April, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s nonmanufacturing index released today.

ISM’s nonmanufacturing index fell in April to a reading of 56.8 from March’s reading of 58.8. The slowing in the rate of growth was...

Jobless claims average falls to lowest level since 1973

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to 221,500 last week, down 7,750 from the previous week’s unrevised average, the US Department of Labor reported. This is the lowest level for this average since March 3, 1973, when it was 221,250.

The four-week moving...

Job board Snag closes California office, lays off staff in Richmond, Va. (Richmond BizSense)

Snag, a job board for hourly work, reduced the size of its workforce in its Richmond, Va., office and on the West Coast, as it shuttered its office in Oakland, Calif., Richmond BizSense reported. Spokesman Jason Conrad said Snag’s decision to invest further into Snag Work, a shift-work offshoot formerly...

Kforce Q1 revenue rises 4% from tech and government services

Kforce Inc. (NASD: KFRC) reported first-quarter revenue rose 3.7%. Revenue growth came from technology, the firm’s largest single segment, and in government solutions; finance and accounting revenue fell 7.9%.

Overall, first-quarter flex revenue rose 4.2% at the Tampa, Fla.-based professional staffing...

Barrett Q1: PEO service fees up while staffing revenue falls

First-quarter revenue rose 6.7% at Barrett Business Services Inc. (NASD: BBSI), a Vancouver, Wash.-based provider of PEO and staffing services. PEO service fees rose 9.7%; however, staffing revenue fell 7.3%.

ADP says PEO revenue increases 10%

PEO revenue rose 10% at ADP (NASD: ADP) in the company’s fiscal third quarter ended March 31, driven primarily by a 9% increase in average worksite employees for the quarter.

Roseland, NJ-based ADP provides other services, including paycheck processing. Total revenue rose 8% to $3.69 billion in the...

QPS Employment Group’s president and chief sales officer passes away

The president and chief sales officer of QPS Employment Group, Mark Immekus, passed away unexpectedly last week at the age of 52.

Immekus helped start the Brookfield, Wis.-based staffing firm in 1985 with longtime friend Scott Mayer, who is now QPS’ chairman and CEO. Immekus was promoted to president...