State by State: Best & worst legal locations for staffing firms - 5/19/2014
cost big bucks because employees can file lawsuits and keep a portion of assessed fines and penalties under the so-called “Sue Your Boss Law” — SB 796.
“Essentially, an employee can sue you for shorting ...
Local laws can affect the industry. Take a look...
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June 6, 2012
In this week’s Contingent Workforce Strategies 3.0: We explore whether staffing firms are solely responsible for employment law liability; Thoughts on the "labor market paradox"
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In this week’s CONTINGENT WORKFORCE STRATEGIES 3.0: We explore whether st...
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Courts at Odds Over Arbitration Agreement Ruling - 4/02/2014
. Concepcion, the U.S. Supreme Court held that arbitration agreements that bar class claims are valid, and that federal law preempts state laws that bar class action waiver agreements. Although Concepcion ...
The U.S. Supreme Court held that arbitration agreement...
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Paragraph in ACA Final Rules Raises More Questions - 2/26/2014
A paragraph in the final employer mandate regulations of the Affordable Care Act released earlier this month raised questions by some over who is the common law employer – the staffing firm ...
A paragraph in the final employer mandate regulations of the ACA raises questi...
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ACA: IRS Unlikely to find that temps are your employees - 9/29/2015
George M. Reardon, an attorney specializing in staffing industry law, ponders the likelihood of the IRS considering contingents as employees of buyers for the purposes of the employer ...
George M. Reardon, an attorney specializing in staffing industry law, pond...
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Room for Error - 7/01/2013
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Nevertheless, it is important to note that the guidance is not law — it is the commission’s enforcement position, which is not always upheld by courts. Therefore, refusing to follow some or all ...
Staffing firms often are expected to conduct background and credit c...
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Germany Passes Minimum Wage But Not Everyone’s Happy - 4/09/2014
workers are expected to benefit from the law. Aside from Germany, seven other of the 28 European Union Member States do not have a statutory minimum wage: Denmark, Finland, Austria, Sweden, Italy and Cyprus ...
Germany has passed the “most momentus law” in de...
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Data breach? Watch out. - 1/14/2015
levied against organizations that breach these laws.
For example, in Hong Kong, an insurance agent was sentenced to four weeks in prison for contacting clients of a former employer without ... levied against organizations that breach these laws.
... levied against organizatio...
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Calif. Advances Bill to Increase Buyers’ Liability, Bad for Business - 4/30/2014
A proposed California law that would impose joint liability on staffing buyers for such things as wages, employment taxes and workers’ comp was passed by the state’s Assembly Labor and Employment ...
A proposed California law that would impose joint liability on staff...
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SIA Report: Background Checks — Managing Liability in the U.S. - 5/14/2014
expose an employer to liability. This report explores the current status of U.S. law regarding negligent hiring and supervision, background checks, and liability based upon disparate impact on particular ... the current status of U.S. law in this area.
... the current status o...
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