Former director at legal search firm out after sexual harassment complaint (New York Law Journal)

In a complaint filed Wednesday, a managing director in national legal recruiting firm Wegman Partners’ New York office alleges she was “subjected to an astounding barrage of groping and sexually explicit and derogatory comments, texts, emails, and signs by her boss,” Scott Legg, who led Wegman’s...

Waste industry sees opportunities to reverse Browning-Ferris joint employer standard (Waste Dive)

The waste industry is cautiously optimistic about multiple openings in the near future to reverse a controversial joint employer standard ruling by the National Labor Relations Board in 2015 on Browning-Ferris Industries in California, Waste Dive reports. Meanwhile, supporters of the ruling are fearful...

On Assignment revenue up 7% in same billing day, constant currency basis; growth is in Apex division

Third-quarter revenue at On Assignment Inc. (NYSE: ASGN) rose 6.6% on a same billing-day, constant currency basis. Gross margin narrowed and net income increased at the Calabasas, Calif.-based provider of technology, life sciences and creative staffing.

Revenue in On Assignment’s Apex division rose...

Groupe Crit, a France-based staffing provider with international operations, reports Q3 revenue up 7% like-for-like

Workforce ecosystem firm Groupe Crit reported third-quarter revenue rose 7.3% on a like-for-like and constant currency basis to €627.6 million (US$740.6 million); revenue was up 11.1% on a reported basis. The Paris-based company has staffing operations in Europe and elsewhere, and it owns South Bend,...

CareerBuilder appoints new president and COO; former ADP exec to take chief product officer role

CareerBuilder LLC appointed Irina Novoselsky to its senior leadership team as president and chief operating officer. The job board operator also named Humair Ghauri as chief product officer.

The announcements come after an investor group closed in early August on its acquisition of a majority of the outstanding...

Jobless claims average falls by 9,000, hurricanes still affecting claims-taking procedures

The US four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to 239,500 last week, down 9,000 from the previous week’s revised average, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Department of Labor. The previous week’s average was revised upward by 250....

Trump administration toughens H-1B visa renewal process (CNN)

This week, US Citizenship and Immigration Services advised its officers to “apply the same level of scrutiny” to extension requests for the H-1B visa, among other sought-after visas. CNN reported officers are instructed to review requests for renewal as thoroughly as they would initial visa applications....

Man charged with stealing $400,000 in temp employee scheme (The New Orleans Advocate)

Federal authorities in New Orleans on Wednesday charged a man with stealing more than $400,000 from the food company that manufactures Crystal Hot Sauce. The New Orleans Advocate reports Wayne Soniat allegedly signed time sheets showing work had been done by temporary contract workers who had not actually...

Robert Half revenue slips in third quarter, despite international increase

Third-quarter revenue at professional staffing firm Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE: RHI) edged down 0.2% on a same billing-day, constant-currency basis.

US temporary staffing and consulting revenue fell 3.0% at the Menlo Park, Calif.-based staffing provider, but US direct-hire revenue rose 3.2%....

CoAdvantage gets foothold in California with acquisition of Los Angeles-based PEO

PEO CoAdvantage today announced the acquisition of Total HR Management, a Los Angeles-based PEO, that will provide CoAdvantage with its first office in California. And it will become the core of the Tampa, Fla.-based company’s California operations.

“The acquisition of Total HR provides CoAdvantage...