The Partners Group rebrands to Legalpeople

LegalPartners LLC — the holding company for legal placement and staffing businesses Legalpeople, The Partners Group and Engage — is rebranding The Partners Group contract legal staffing and document review business as Legalpeople beginning this month. The aim is to create continuity across the entity’s...

Jobless claims average falls; more than 10,000 government employees sought benefits

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to 220,750 last week, down 1,000 from the previous week’s unrevised average, the US Department of Labor reported.

The four-week moving average smooths the volatility of the week-to-week numbers. Total initial claims for...

Cross Country co-founder returns as president and CEO

Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN) named Kevin Clark as president and CEO, effective today. Clark co-founded Cross Country in 1986 and was chairman and CEO until 1994. He takes over from William Grubbs, who had announced his intention to retire back in September. Clark will also join...

HR tech provider CareerArc raises $30 million

CareerArc, an HR technology provider of social recruiting and outplacement services, raised $30 million in a growth equity round led by private equity firm PeakEquity Partners.

CareerArc’s HR software platform enables enterprises to recruit talent, transition their workforce and manage their employer...

Online content creation among Freelancer.com’s fastest-growing job areas in 2018

Online staffing firm Freelancer.com reported jobs involving online content creation rank among the fastest-growing jobs on its platform in 2018, according to a special edition of its quarterly report.

Freelancer.com based its latest Fast 50 Report on an analysis of nearly two million jobs posted on its...

Cisive acquires healthcare industry background screener

Cisive, a global background screening provider headquartered in Holtsville, NY, acquired PreCheck, a background screening, compliance monitoring and credentialing solutions provider to the healthcare industry.

Founded in 1983, Houston-based PreCheck has focused exclusively on the healthcare industry since...

Engineering majors have highest projected starting salary at $69,188

Engineering majors from the class of 2019 have a projected average starting salary of $69,188, up 4% from last year and the highest of all majors, according to a report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Computer science graduates are projected to receive the second-highest starting...

AESC appoints new directors, announces 2019 officers

The Association of Executive Search Consultants appointed two new directors to its global board: Rodrigo Foz Forte, managing partner, EXEC – Executive Performance/Panorama, based in São Paulo; and Martin Schubert, partner, Eric Salmon & Partners, based in Frankfurt.

AESC Chair Paul Benson,...

Kelly Services sells its legal staffing business

Kelly Services (NASD: KELYA) sold its legal staffing business unit to Trustpoint.One. Kelly’s legal operations were branded as Kelly Legal Managed Services (formerly known as Kelly Law Registry), and the company had ranked seventh on Staffing Industry Analysts’ list of largest legal staffing firms...

Supreme Court: Trucking company cannot force arbitration in independent contractor case

The 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...