April 29, 2015

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Tread carefully with IC classifications and online staffing; are you engaging in passive recruiting?

Tread carefully when engaging ICs online

29 April 2015

Recent headlines have featured independent contractors challenging their classification through litigation. In some cases, this has highlighted the issues presented by online staffing tools that we have been covering quite extensively.


Make ‘passive recruiting’ a key element of your total talent management strategy

29 April 2015

With the growing interest in total talent management, are programs remembering to include passive candidates in their efforts?


State’s high court rules IC status OK for cabbies, but may not apply elsewhere

29 April 2015

Boston taxi drivers are correctly classified as independent contractors, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled last week.


Southwest construction firms settle in misclassification case

29 April 2015

After a lengthy federal investigation, 16 defendants accused of misclassifying more than 1,000 construction workers in Arizona and Utah agreed to pay $700,000 in back wages, damages, penalties and other guarantees.


SoCal port drivers protest IC classification

29 April 2015

Hundreds of Los Angeles and Long Beach port truck drivers went on strike Monday to protest being classified as independent contractors, according to reports.


SIA research: Staffing firm survey aggregated results

29 April 2015

This report, available to CWS Council and corporate members, represents the aggregated and distilled staffing industry knowledge derived from seven separate surveys of North American staffing firms, conducted over 2008-2014. It includes a wide variety of best practices, benchmark data and industry... More