State lauds staffing firm for catching phony nurse

A man scheduled to start work as a registered nurse was instead arrested at a California hospital on suspicion of identity theft after his documentation raised a red flag for a staffing firm, the California Department of Consumer Affairs reported.

Jeremy Daniel Griffin, of West Hollywood, was met at Saint...

Florida staffing firm settles discrimination claim

Sellari’s Enterprises Inc. reached a settlement agreement to resolve allegations that the Orlando, Fla., staffing services provider discriminated against work-authorized immigrants when verifying their work authorization, which violates of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the US Justice Department...

Judge lets IC misclassification case against GrubHub proceed (Ars Technica)

A judge allowed an independent contractor lawsuit against GrubHub to go forward, and it could now go to trial this fall, Arstechnica reported. The case “was initially brought as a proposed class-action but was not certified — leaving the single plaintiff to file claims under a state law known as...

People: Airswift, GEE Group, MiddletonMurray, Boyden, Korn Ferry and more

Airswift, a staffing provider for the energy, process and infrastructure sectors, announced Isabel Pantoja Vazquez will lead a new delivery center in Rio de Janerio, Brazil; Rebecca Sonthalia will lead a new delivery center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Rafi Mahmudov will lead a new delivery center...

Uber, SEC discuss providing equity to drivers (Axios)

Human cloud ridesharing fimr Uber has held multiple meetings with the US Securities and Exchange Committee to discuss how it can provide equity to its drivers, Axios reported. An agreement between Uber and the SEC could provide a legal template for other gig economy companies and help Uber better recruit...

Next Staffing Industry Daily News is Wednesday

There will be no Americas Staffing Industry Daily News on Monday and Tuesday due to the Independence Day holiday. The next Daily News will be on Wednesday, July 5.

US gross domestic product gets upward revision to 1.4%

US real gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of 1.4% in the first quarter, according to the third estimate of GDP growth released today by the US Commerce Department.

The new estimate is up from a second estimate that pegged growth at 1.2% and double the initial “advance” estimate of 0.7%...

Contract watch: Randstad Sourceright signs Asia-Pacific MSP deal with Johnson & Johnson

Randstad Sourceright announced a managed service provider agreement with Johnson & Johnson to oversee sourcing, hiring and management of the company’s contingent workforce in 12 countries in the Asia Pacific region.

“Asia Pacific is one of the fastest-growing regions for Johnson & Johnson...

ShiftPixy staffing and PEO firm raises $12 million amid IPO

Restaurant and hospitality staffing firm and PEO provider ShiftPixy Inc. (NASD: PIXY) announced today it raised $12 million in an initial public offering through the sale of 2 million shares at $6 per share. The company begins trading Friday.

The company reported 94 clients as of April 30 and 2,902 active,...

In Tech: Catalant lands $41 million, Fiverr acquires Veed.me, Entelo does series C round

In technology news this week, online staffing firm Catalant announced $41 million in funding, fellow online staffing provider Fiverr announced the acquisition of online videographer platform Veed.me and its Fiver Pro offering, and online talent search platform Entelo announced $20 million in funding....