Attorney for Korn Ferry exec says fight not over; appeal being filed in Nosal case

Former Korn Ferry executive David Nosal is in prison, but he continues to fight his case. His attorney, Steven Gruel, said today he is filing an appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals over Judge Edward Chen’s denial of a “writ of error coram nobis.” The writ would have overturned Nosal’s...

TempForce Pennsylvania branch changes hands

The Lebanon, Pa., branch of TempForce, a franchised affiliate of Randstad, will change hands effective April 2. Current owners Cindy and Steve Heisey are retiring and sold the office to Glenn Rambler.

The TempForce branch was founded in 1972. Cindy Heisey began working for the prior owners in 1980...

CMO, VP of digital marketing top staffing firm's list of highest-paying MarTech jobs

Chief marketing officer and VP of digital marketing rank as the highest-paying marketing technology jobs, according to Mondo, a New York-based IT and digital marketing staffing provider.

Mondo’s annual Tech and Digital Marketing Salary Guide lists 10 MarTech jobs garnering salaries of $170,000...

Many factors will impact growth in nontraditional workers (The Conference Board)

There is a strong perception in the business community that the share of nontraditional workers is growing and will continue to grow significantly in the future, Gad Levanon, chief economist, North America, for The Conference Board, writes in a new blog post. Levanon examines some...

Arkansas announces reduction in workers’ comp rates

A majority of Arkansas employers will pay less for workers' compensation insurance. Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the National Council on Compensation Insurance recommended a reduction of 15.4% for the voluntary market and 14.9% for the assigned-risk pool, and said the Insurance Commissioner accepted...

Staffing firm to offer candidates a marijuana cigarette or shot of alcohol - FAKE NEWS

NOTE: Dutch staffing firm YoungCapital issued a press release and twitter post on April 1 saying this was an April’s Fool’s joke and not true.

Dutch staffing firm YoungCapital announced today it is planning to offer job candidates a marijuana cigarette or shot of an alcoholic beverage in order for...

Four in 10 leave jobs because of lack of access to latest digital tools: Randstad US study

A company’s reputation and utilization of digital tools plays a large role in the attraction and retention of talent, according to Randstad US’s Workplace 2025: The Post-Digital Frontier study, released today. The survey found that four in 10 employees have already left a job because they didn’t...

Private equity firm, management recapitalize staffing firm Brilliant; president takes CEO role

Private equity firm Silver Oak Services Partners LLC leads the recapitalization of Brilliant, a staffing firm targeting the accounting, finance and IT sectors. Management and co-investors also participated in the recapitalization of the Chicago-based firm.

As part of the transaction, Jeff Mariola will...

Former Korn Ferry exec David Nosal in prison after lengthy legal fight

Former Korn Ferry executive David Nosal — who left to start his own firm and ultimately faced criminal charges for accessing a Korn Ferry database — was ordered to prison at a Federal Bureau of Prisons location in Atwater, Calif., according to court records. Nosal is due to be released on Jan. 25,...

Consumer confidence falls in March but remains ‘historically high’

The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index declined in March, following an increase to an 18-year high in February. The index fell to a reading of 127.7 (1985=100) from 130.0 in February.

“Consumers’ assessment of current conditions declined slightly, with business conditions the primary reason...