On-demand lawsuits: Judge rejects new Uber deal, Chamber sues Seattle again

A $7.75 million settlement in a misclassification case against human cloud firm Uber was rejected by a California judge on Friday, Bloomberg reported. Separately, the US Chamber of Commerce sued Seattle over a law that allows on-demand drivers to unionize and Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving suit against...

Canada adds 15,300 jobs in February, unemployment rate lowest since 2008

Canada added only 15,300 jobs in February from January with the gain entirely from full-time employment, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released Friday by Statistics Canada. The number of full-time jobs rose by 105,100 in February, the second notable increase in three months following a significant...

US leading index rises, suggests job growth is accelerating

The Conference Board’s US Leading Economic Index rose in February after decreasing slightly in January, suggesting job growth is accelerating. The index rose in February to a reading of 131.39 (2010 = 100) from a reading of 129.91 in January. The reading for February is up 3.1% year over year.

“The...

Confidence in US economy at highest level since 2004 among CPA execs

Optimism about the US economy rose among certified public accountants who hold leadership positions in their companies — such as CEO, CFO or controller — since the last quarter, according to the new Economic Outlook Survey released by the American Institute of CPAs.

Sixty-nine percent of the CPA executives...

Hedge fund wants to add two candidates to Ciber’s board, including former COO (Denver Business Journal)

Beverly Hills hedge fund Legion Partners Asset Management, which owns about 15% of the shares of the IT solutions and staffing provider Ciber Inc. (NYSE: CBR), said it plans to nominate two board candidates to stand for election at the company's upcoming annual shareholder meeting, The Denver Business...

For US to be jobs machine, it needs startups (Forbes)

 “If we want to create an economy that is a jobs machine, we are going to have to have more business startups,” writes John Mauldin in Forbes magazine. Technology itself is not the problem; the solution is to get out in front of the technology curve with entrepreneurship.

US temp jobs rise by 3,100, overall job growth exceeds forecast

Temporary help jobs rose by 3,100 in February from January, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The year-over-year growth rate rose to 3.16% in February from 2.18% in January, marking the largest year-over-year growth rate since December 2015....

The Peoplelink Group promotes exec to CEO role

Industrial staffing provider The Peoplelink Group promoted President and COO Jay Mattern to CEO, effective March 13.

Mattern joined the firm in 1987 when it was family-owned; he took over the president role in 2014.

Peoplelink Group ranks No. 38 on Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2015 list of largest US...

NLRB’s joint employment theory faces key court test (Bloomberg BNA)

The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday defended its theory that companies can be classified as joint employers if they “share or codetermine” the employment terms of a group of workers, Bloomberg BNA reports. Browning-Ferris Industries of California urged the US Court of Appeals for the District...

Feds allege former staffing exec demanded fees for work visas (The San Diego Union-Tribune)

A former executive for two Arizona companies that provide mechanics for airlines is accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars from 20 of his employees for his help securing them work and residency visas, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. As VP of operations, Eleno “Max” Quinteros Jr....