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Supreme Court: Trucking company cannot force arbitration in independent contractor case
January 15, 2019The US Supreme Court ruled today that trucking company New Prime Inc. cannot force arbitration in a class-action case alleging it failed to pay lawful wages to independent contractor truck-driver apprentices.
This means legal disputes between carriers and independent contractors cannot be forced into...
Update Legal’s parent company buys eDiscovery firm
January 15, 2019Driven Inc., a legal eDiscovery and data management solutions provider based in Fall Church, Va., acquired eDiscovery firm Omnivere.
Driven last year acquired Update Legal, the fourth-largest legal staffing firm in the US, and Driven CEO Ozzy Jimenez told Staffing Industry Analysts that the new acquisition...
Shutdown ‘really, really tough’ on government contract workers — Staffing quote of the week
January 15, 2019Keith Polite, a contract worker at the National Museum of the American Indian in lower Manhattan, told CBS New York that the partial government shutdown is hitting him hard. “I’m always gonna be behind the 8-ball,” he said. “It’s frustrating when you’re suffering and it’s not even your...
62% of workers would relocate for a job, better pay top factor: Robert Half
January 15, 2019Offering relocation benefits to job candidates could be a good move for employers, according to research released today by Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI). The survey found 62% of workers said they would consider moving for a position.
Respondents cited the following as the top factor in a...
Hays gross profit up 8%, Germany and ‘rest of world’ help fuel growth
January 15, 2019Hays plc, the world’s sixth-largest staffing firms, reported net fees, or gross profit, rose 8% in its fiscal second quarter ended Dec. 31. The UK-based firm cited strong growth in Germany, its largest market. Second-quarter gross profit rose 15% in Germany, where there were two additional trading...
PageGroup gross profit up 15%; foresees geopolitical uncertainty
January 14, 2019PageGroup reported gross profit rose 15.4% in constant currency in its global staffing operations. In the US, gross profit rose 32%. However, the UK-based firm noted gross profit growth slowed in greater China due to tariff uncertainty. In Europe, the firm reported UK gross profit rose 2.1% in constant...
Democratic senators urge administration to provide back wages to contractors
January 14, 2019A number of Democratic senators — including Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. — on Thursday sent a letter to Russell Vought, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, urging the administration to direct federal agencies to work with contractors to provide back...
Workers must pay Kelly’s legal fees in noncompete case (Reuters)
January 14, 2019A US appeals court ruled that three former Kelly Services Inc. (NASD: KELYA) employees in Minnesota must pay the staffing firm $72,000 in legal fees after a judge barred them from working for a rival until their noncompete agreements expired. Reuters reported the unanimous three-judge panel...
NLRB extends deadline for comment on joint-employment rule
January 14, 2019The National Labor Relations Board on Friday extended the deadline for submitting comments regarding its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on joint-employer status to allow for issues raised by an appeals court ruling to be addressed.
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 28 that a National...
Interim HealthCare names CEO
January 14, 2019Jennifer Sheets was named as president and CEO of Interim HealthCare Inc. — a home care, hospice and healthcare staffing franchise firm — and its parent company Caring Brands. Sheets replaces Larry Kraska, who is no longer with the company.
Sheets most recently served as chief clinical officer and...