Korn Ferry fee revenue up on Hay Group acquisition, Futurestep growth

Executive search and advisory firm Korn Ferry International (NYSE: KFY) reported fee revenue rose 40.5% in its fiscal first quarter ended July 31. Executive search revenue fell 4%, Futurestep revenue rose 19% and Hay Group was essentially flat year over year on a same-store sales basis, according to...

Fastaff, U.S. Nursing appoint CFO, other execs

Healthcare staffing providers Fastaff LLC and U.S. Nursing Corp. named Jason Godley as CFO. Fastaff provides travel nurse staffing while U.S. Nursing provides staffing during labor disputes.

Godley has nearly two decades of financial leadership spanning public accounting, investment banking and as a CFO...

Chicago, South Florida firms report strong hiring plans for accounting/finance and IT

Human resources professionals and hiring managers in the greater Chicago and south Florida markets plan to increase their hiring of accounting, finance and IT professionals in the coming 12 months, according to the fourth-quarter accounting, finance and IT hiring forecast study conducted by staffing...

People: DHR, Peoplelink, iWorkGlobal, Creative Circle

DHR International Inc. announced Mike Magsig joined the Chicago-based executive search firm as managing partner, leading its global board and CEO practice group. Magsig has more than 16 years of executive search experience. He most recently was managing director at Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE:...

US Department of Labor files complaint against staffing exec

The US Department of Labor sued staffing executive Sue Bhatia claiming mistreatment of a live-in domestic worker and paying the worker below minimum wage. Allegations that the Bhatias say are false.

Bhatia is CEO of Rose International, the 26^th-largest IT staffing firm in the US, according to Staffing...

Appeals court rules against class action in Uber case

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an arbitration clause in Uber’s contract with drivers requiring them to arbitrate their claims individually rather than pursue a class action in court, except for only specific claims relating to the California Private Attorney General Act, according to...

Sterling Talent Solutions acquires background screener Verified Person

Sterling Talent Solutions, a background screening and HR solutions company, acquired Verified Person Inc., a pre-employment background screening firm based in Memphis, Tenn.

The transaction closed in August; terms were not disclosed.

Founded by John Sculley, former CEO of Apple, and Tal Moise, Verified...

Two Gulf Coast staffing firms to pay $516,000 to resolve IC investigation

Two Gulf Coast staffing agencies agreed to paid 353 workers nearly $516,000 in back wages to resolve concerns that surfaced during US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigations, the Department of Labor reported. Federal investigators found RBT Welders LLC and Contractor Labor Services...

Recent declines in Canada’s TFWP mask underlying trends, report finds

While Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program population has declined in recent years, Canada’s overall foreign worker population is rising and may continue to increase, suggests a report released today by The Conference Board of Canada’s National Immigration Centre. The report, “A Primer on...

Beige Book: Tight labor market, staffing firms report moderate increase

Labor market conditions remained tight in most districts from July through late August, according to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book report released Wednesday. The Beige Book, a collection of observations from the 12 federal regional banks, provides a snapshot of current economic conditions.

Staffing...