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Trump may next overhaul work-visa programs (Bloomberg)
January 30, 2017President Donald Trump’s administration has drafted an executive order aimed at overhauling the work-visa programs technology companies depend on to hire tens of thousands of employees each year, Bloomberg reports. If implemented, the reforms could shift the way American companies like Microsoft...
Why job creation as we know it is over (Fortune)
January 30, 2017For the past five decades, from after World War II until the turn of the millennium, the US relied on companies to create jobs and grow the economy, Tupperware CEO writes in a Fortune commentary piece. However, the days when job growth outpaced population growth are over. Government data show that during...
Robert Half’s Q4 revenue down 1% on same-billing day, constant-currency basis
January 27, 2017Professional staffing firm Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) reported revenue fell 3.0% in the fourth quarter and was down 1.0% on a same-billing day, constant-currency basis. US temporary staffing and consulting revenue fell 4.9%.
The Menlo Park, Calif.-based firm has 325 staffing locations...
GDP growth slows in new Q4 estimate
January 27, 2017US real gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 1.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the “advance” estimate of GDP growth released today by the US Commerce Department.
In the third quarter, real GDP increased 3.5%.
The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey called for a 2.2% advance in...
The Cheyenne Group combines with London-based firm
January 27, 2017The Cheyenne Group, an executive search firm headquartered in New York City, announced its merger with SRi, an international executive search and consulting firm based out of London.
The merger of SRi and The Cheyenne Group was completed in early January; terms were not announced. SRiCheyenne is the name...
Equal pay for temps in Illinois bill
January 27, 2017Illinois Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, on Wednesday introduced legislation that provides protections and benefits to temp workers. HB 690, referred to as the, “Responsible Job Creation Act,” includes 30 provisions to toughen staffing industry regulation under the existing Day Labor Services Act.
The...
People: FrankCrum, Chartwell, StevenDouglas, The Goal, APC and more
January 27, 2017FrankCrum, headquartered in Clearwater, Fla., announced Haley Crum Blanton earned her Juris Doctor degree from Stetson University College of Law and now serves as in-house counsel, in addition to her responsibilities as executive VP of national PEO FrankCrum and president of FrankCrum Staffing.
Chartwell...
Lawsuits allege scheme by staffing agencies, currency exchanges (Chicago Tribune)
January 27, 2017Chicago attorney Christopher Williams, who has filed multiple lawsuits against Chicago-based temporary staffing agencies alleging a variety of exploitative and discriminatory practices, filed motions Thursday to amend two lawsuits he filed in November to add more plaintiffs and more defendants he says...
Trump administration wants time to rethink overtime rule (Bloomberg BNA)
January 27, 2017The Justice Department wants a federal appeals court in Louisiana to pause a case challenging the Labor Department’s pending overtime rule so the Trump administration can decide whether to defend the rule, Bloomberg BNA reports. Department of Justice lawyers on Wednesday asked the US Court of Appeals...
Upwork’s in-demand skills list includes natural language processing
January 26, 2017Natural language processing ranks as the fastest-growing, in-demand skill in the US online jobs market as products utilizing intelligent, voice-activated assistants like Amazon Echo and Google Home see increased adoption, according to the fourth-quarter skills index released today by Upwork. The list...