For US to be jobs machine, it needs startups (Forbes)

 “If we want to create an economy that is a jobs machine, we are going to have to have more business startups,” writes John Mauldin in Forbes magazine. Technology itself is not the problem; the solution is to get out in front of the technology curve with entrepreneurship.

US temp jobs rise by 3,100, overall job growth exceeds forecast

Temporary help jobs rose by 3,100 in February from January, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The year-over-year growth rate rose to 3.16% in February from 2.18% in January, marking the largest year-over-year growth rate since December 2015....

The Peoplelink Group promotes exec to CEO role

Industrial staffing provider The Peoplelink Group promoted President and COO Jay Mattern to CEO, effective March 13.

Mattern joined the firm in 1987 when it was family-owned; he took over the president role in 2014.

Peoplelink Group ranks No. 38 on Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2015 list of largest US...

NLRB’s joint employment theory faces key court test (Bloomberg BNA)

The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday defended its theory that companies can be classified as joint employers if they “share or codetermine” the employment terms of a group of workers, Bloomberg BNA reports. Browning-Ferris Industries of California urged the US Court of Appeals for the District...

Feds allege former staffing exec demanded fees for work visas (The San Diego Union-Tribune)

A former executive for two Arizona companies that provide mechanics for airlines is accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars from 20 of his employees for his help securing them work and residency visas, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports. As VP of operations, Eleno “Max” Quinteros Jr....

Jackson acquires healthcare staffing firm Kirby Bates Associates

Jackson Healthcare, an Atlanta-based healthcare staffing provider, acquired Kirby Bates Associates effective Feb. 17.

Founded in 1988 as a nurse executive retained search firm, Kirby Bates now also provides interim management, coaching and consulting services. It was based in Bala Cynwyd, Pa.

Karen Kirby...

Legal artificial intelligence firm closes $7 million funding round led by Recruit

LawGeex closed a $7 million funding round led by Recruit Holdings, one of the world’s largest staffing firms and owner of Indeed.com. The round brought total funding in LawGeex to $9.5 million, which has a product designed for corporations that uses artificial intelligence to review contracts based...

People: Randstad US, Beacon Hill, ZRG Partners, Boyden and more

Randstad US announced John Ruffini, national director of direct hire placement at Randstad Professionals, was appointed chairman of the American Staffing Association search and placement section policy council. Ruffini will work with ASA and its board of directors to spearhead programs and services that...

CDI revenue falls in Q4

CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI), a Philadelphia-based provider of IT and engineering staffing, reported revenue fell 22.3% year over year in the fourth quarter. The decline was 13.1% when adjusted for sale of its UK-based subsidiary, CDI AndersElite Ltd., which the company sold to the Anders management team and...

Volt revenue falls 4% in fiscal Q1

Volt Information Sciences Inc. (NYSE MKT: VISI) reported net revenue fell 4.3% in its fiscal first quarter ended Jan. 29.

The New York-based IT and engineering staffing and MSP provider reported net loss narrowed to $4.6 million; the quarter included $624,000 in restructuring and severance costs.