Trump appointee ‘conflict’ throws Browning-Ferris ruling into doubt (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg reported National Labor Relations Board Inspector General David Berry wrote in a Feb. 9 report to NLRB members that Republican board member William Emanuel “should have been recused from participation” in overturning the Browning-Ferris case. The decision restricted employees...

Hundreds of employers face Affordable Care Act fines (Politico)

Hundreds of employers have been receiving fines in the mail over failure to provide coverage under the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate, Politico reported. “Litigation is in the works,” Alden Bianchi, an attorney who represents several businesses facing potential fines told Politico. “There...

NLRB looking into whether IC misclassification violates National Labor Relations Act

The National Labor Relations Board is looking into the question of whether an employer’s misclassifying of workers as independent contractors is a violation of Section 8(a)(1) the National Labor Relations Act.

Last week, the NLRB put out a request for amicus briefs with a deadline of April 16.

The case...

CTG revenue falls in Q4 amid weaker demand from largest staffing clients, but European revenue jumps

CTG (NASD: CTG) reported fourth-quarter revenue fell 3.7% amid weaker demand from the company’s largest clients. Excluding its three largest staffing clients, revenue rose 11.3% at the Buffalo, NY-based IT staffing and solutions firm. In addition, European revenue jumped 29.3%, or 18.9% excluding the...

The Adecco Group acquires online staffing platform Vettery

The Adecco Group, the world’s largest staffing firm, acquired Vettery, a New York-based online recruitment platform for professional permanent recruitment. TechCrunch, citing an unnamed source, said the price was a little over $100 million.

“The acquisition of Vettery accelerates the development of...

ULG Staffing acquires industrial staffing firm in Indiana

ULG Staffing, a division of ULG Companies LLC, acquired the assets of an Indianapolis-based light industrial staffing firm that operates under the STAFFWORKS brand. The deal was effective Feb. 11.

The acquired entity will continue to operate from its current location in Indianapolis. There are no changes...

The Adecco Group CEO: New social contract must support all ways of working — Staffing quote of the week

“The current and future game-changer in the world of work is technology. I see great opportunities, as long as we have a human-centric approach and proactive labor market policies,” said the Adecco Group CEO Alain Dehaze following the conclusion of the second meeting of the International Labour...

‘Upskilling’ may be factor in recruiting difficulties (The Conference Board)

Employers have moved from a time of “unusual ease” in hiring to now, when recruitment is much more difficult, according to a blog post by The Conference Board Chief Economist Gad Levanon and Associate Economist Frank Steemers. In late 2017, it took an average of 25% more days to fill a vacancy compared...

AMN revenue up 4% in fourth quarter; $800 million for year from MSP

Fourth-quarter revenue rose 4.3% at AMN Healthcare Services Inc. (NYSE: AMN), the San Diego, Calif.-based firm that ranks as the largest US healthcare staffing provider. Nurse and allied staffing revenue as well as locum tenens solutions revenue rose in the fourth quarter, and the company reported...

Canada adds 10,700 jobs in January, ADP report finds

Canada’s employment rose by 10,700 jobs in January from December, according to the ADP Canada national employment report.

“Hiring in Canada is off to a good start for 2018,” said Ahu Yildirmaz, VP and co-head of the ADP Research Institute. “Although we saw losses in education and finance, there...