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Temp worker visa lawsuit names business tied to New Mexico gubernatorial candidate (Santa Fe New Mexican)

July 24, 2017

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports a group of farmworkers is suing a company owned by the family of New Mexico State Sen. Joseph Cervantes, a Democratic candidate for governor, accusing the business of trying to manipulate a federal visa program and passing over American workers for foreign laborers....


Resources Connection revenue falls 2.6% in fiscal Q4, US revenue down 3.8%

July 21, 2017

Resources Connection Inc. (NASD: RECN) reported revenue fell 2.6% year over year, or 1.6% in constant currency, to $148.6 million in its fiscal fourth quarter ended May 27.

Fourth-quarter US revenue fell 3.8%, primarily affected by ongoing weakness in the Tri-State area. International revenue rose 3.0%...


In tech: Lyft pursues self-driving cars; staffing exec acquires HarQen, video interviewing firm; home healthcare scheduling app coming

July 21, 2017

In some of the latest HR and workforce ecosystem technology news, human cloud firm Lyft is now pursuing a self-driving car platform, a veteran staffing exec acquired video interviewing firm HarQen, home healthcare scheduling app Zuum is set to be released, and ATS provider Lever landed $30 million in...


Total talent management: A competitive differentiator (CWS 3.0)

July 21, 2017

Total talent management can be a true competitive differentiator when properly leveraged, writes Bryan Peña, senior VP, contingent workforce strategies and research at Staffing Industry Analysts, in a new CWS 3.0 article. While few companies are successfully implementing — much less actively managing...


Colorado, North Dakota post lowest jobless rates

July 21, 2017

Colorado and North Dakota posted the lowest jobless rates among all states in June with unemployment rates of 2.3% each, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hawaii followed at 2.7%.

Alaska posted the highest jobless rate among states at 6.8%, followed by New Mexico at 6.4%.

Michigan and Tennessee...


People: Hire Velocity, MDI, CrowdFlower, DLH and more

July 21, 2017

Recruitment process outsourcing provider Hire Velocity added Sarah Haskin to its leadership team as enterprise sales executive, effective Monday. Reporting to CEO Jennifer Beck, she oversees relationships with key accounts and manages projects and collaborative team efforts to meet sales goals. Haski...


Woman pleads guilty to H-1B visa fraud, submitting false docs claiming Cisco jobs (The Mercury News)

July 21, 2017

A San Jose, Calif., businesswoman pleaded guilty to three counts of visa fraud, The (San Jose, Calif.) Mercury News reported. Sridevi Aiyaswamy secured H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers by telling immigration officials they had job offers from Cisco Systems Inc. when they did not, and admitted to...


Temp worker not entitled to leave for cancer diagnosis (JD Supra Business Advisor)

July 21, 2017

A District Court ruled a Kelly Services temporary worker assigned to GE Controls Solutions is not entitled to time off as a reasonable accommodation, Dewitt Law LLC wrote in JD Supra Business Advisor. Kristin Punt made claims under the ADA, among other statutes, after she was taken off the assignment...


Staffing, workforce ecosystem firms invest $1.8 million in Talent Tech Labs

July 20, 2017

Talent Tech Labs, an innovation lab focused on talent acquisition technology, announced a new $1.8 million funding round on Wednesday led by Allegis Group, Mitchell Martin Inc. and Mercer. All three companies were existing investors.

“There is still much to accomplish, as it’s a sizable challenge...


Private equity firm announces merger of school staffing providers

July 20, 2017

Nautic Partners LLC, a middle-market private equity firm, announced its portfolio company Source4Teachers joined Education Solutions Services LLC. Nautic Partners called the transaction a merger.

Source4Teachers ranked second on Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2016 list of largest education staffing firms...