Craig Johnson
Senior Editorial Director
Craig Johnson is Senior Editor Director of Staffing Industry Review and Staffing Industry Analysts Daily News. Johnson joined Staffing Industry Analysts in 2006. He has more than 17 years of experience as a journalist.
Craig Johnson's Contingent Workforce Strategies 3.0 articles
Recent Articles
New bill would ‘Ban the Box’ for federal contractors
September 23, 2015
Proposed legislation would prohibit federal contractors and federal agencies from asking job applicants about their criminal history until an applicant receives a conditional offer of employment.
‘Making temps feel like they are a stepchild is actually more dangerous’
September 16, 2015
In this first installment of our new topic of the week series, we asked Southwest Airlines’ people department Senior Manager Greg Muccio what is the best way to keep contingent workers engaged?
BMW to pay $1.6 million in contract worker background check suit
September 16, 2015
BMW agreed to a $1.6 million settlement in an EEOC lawsuit claiming background checks discriminated against African American contract workers.
Judge rules Uber IC case can proceed as a class action
September 2, 2015
Uber received a blow in court Tuesday when a federal judge in California approved class action status in a case where drivers claim they were improperly treated as independent contractors instead of employees.
NLRB expands definition of joint employment of temps
September 2, 2015
The NLRB ruled last week to expand the definition of joint employment, allowing a union to negotiate with a staffing buyer over both directly hired and staffing firm workers.
NLRB could expand joint employer definition in current case
August 26, 2015
A ruling due any day now from the National Labor Relations Board could redefine some staffing client companies as joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act.
DOL announces $5 million misclassification judgment and more
August 19, 2015
One company settled a misclassification case with the DOL for $5 million, while the agency is pursuing another for $3 million.
Judge to decide Uber IC case class action status; more gig firms go W-2
August 12, 2015
Both sides in the Uber misclassification case in California appeared in federal court last Thursday to argue over class action status, according to news reports. Separately, two more gig economy firms opted for going with W-2 workers instead of independent contractors.
Staffing buyer loses temp harassment case’s ‘hybrid test’
August 5, 2015
A South Carolina staffing buyer is ruled a joint employer in a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by a temporary agency worker under a “hybrid test” put forward by the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Google Express workers from staffing firm request representation
July 28, 2015
Workers at the Google Express shopping service employed by Adecco have filed a request for union representation.