IT Staffing News
Tech staffing firm in Washington state to pay $355,478 for H-1B violations - 9/14/2018
Technology staffing firm People Tech Group Inc. will pay 12 employees $309,914 and an additional $45,564 in civil penalties after an investigation found it violated labor provisions of the H-1B visa ... Technology staffing firm People Tech Group Inc. will pay 12 employees $309,914...
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Uber drivers’ attorney who led misclassification lawsuit now running for US Senate - 5/22/2019
The attorney known for launching class-action lawsuits against Uber Technologies Inc. and other human cloud platform firms over the issue of worker misclassification, Shannon Liss-Riordan, announced ... The attorney known for launching class-action lawsuits against Uber Technologies
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Healthcare jobs website Incredible Health announces $15 million funding round - 9/12/2019
Healthcare jobs website Incredible Health announced a $15 million series A funding round today. Incredible Health uses algorithm-based technology to match the needs of hospitals with nurses ... Healthcare jobs website Incredible Health announced a $15 million series A funding round today...
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Former Cognizant exec agrees to pay $50,000 over Foreign Corrupt Practices Act charges - 9/18/2019
The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced Sept. 13 that the former COO of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, Sridhar Thiruvengadam, agreed to settle charges that he violated the US ... The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced Sept. 13 that the former COO of Cogniza...
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Uber and Lyft plan California ballot measure to protect IC status for drivers (CNBC) - 8/30/2019
Human cloud firms Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) pledged $60 million to put an initiative before voters in California that would allow them to continue classifying ... Human cloud firms Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT) pledge...
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IT job growth underperforms, but engineering jobs beat overall market - 9/23/2019
The number of technology jobs in the US rose 0.08% year over year in August representing an additional 4,300 workers on a net basis, according to the TechServe Alliance, the national trade ... The number of technology jobs in the US rose 0.08% year over year in August representing...
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British Columbia union wants government to rule ride-hailing drivers are employees - 12/02/2019
A union in British Columbia asked the province’s Labour Relations Board to rule that ride-sharing drivers on apps such as those by Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are employees. Ride ... A union in British Columbia asked the province’s Labour Relations Board to rule that...
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Uber closes $3.1 billion acquisition of Careem - 1/03/2020
Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) closed its $3.1 billion acquisition of Careem Networks, a human cloud/ride-hailing firm that serves Middle Eastern markets including Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia ... Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) closed its $3.1 billion acquisition of Caree...
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Uber Works begins operations in its third city, Dallas - 3/10/2020
Uber Works, the temporary staffing app provided by Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER), has gone into operation in Dallas, its third US city after Chicago and Miami, the company announced ... Uber Works, the temporary staffing app provided by Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER), h...
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Uber now expects acquisition of Postmates to close this quarter with Department of Justice clearing the way - 11/10/2020
Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) reported today the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice granted an early termination of the Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust waiting period for Uber ... Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) reported today the Antitrust Division of the US...
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