Staffing firm owner pleads guilty in $687,480 tax case

Staffing firm owner Scott Warner, 73, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to failing to account for and pay employment taxes, according to the US Justice Department. Approximately $687,480 was withheld from employee wages but not forwarded to the IRS.

Warner’s firm was in Suffolk County, New York, and operated...

Hawaii, Iowa post lowest unemployment rates in November

Hawaii and Iowa posted the lowest unemployment rates among all states in November at 2.4% each, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. New Hampshire was next at 2.5%, followed by Idaho at 2.6%.

Alaska recorded the highest jobless rate among all states at 6.3% in November.

Unemployment rates...

People: System One, TrueBlue, BelFlex, Floyd Lee Locums, Davis Companies, PrideStaff

Pittsburgh-based staffing provider System One announced Wendy Tordilio, director of commercial and engineering, has been elected co-president of the New Jersey Staffing Alliance for 2019. She has been an active member of the NJSA since 2011.

TrueBlue Inc. (NYSE: TBI), in a filing with the US Securities...

Next Staffing Industry Daily News coming Jan. 2

The next issue of the Staffing Industry Daily News is scheduled for Jan. 2. Have a great holiday season and a happy New Year!

Global Employment Solutions names CEO

Global Employment Solutions and its Fahrenheit IT division appointed Kevin LeCompte as president and CEO, effective immediately. LeCompte will lead all field and corporate operations for the company and report to the board of directors.

LeCompte fills an open position as Paul Seymour, who joined...

Canada adds 39,100 jobs as labor market bounces back: ADP

Employment in Canada rose by 39,100 jobs in November, according to the ADP Canada National Employment Report. The October total of jobs added was revised upward to a gain of 1,800 jobs from the previously reported loss of 23,000 jobs.

“The labor market bounced back in November,” said Ahu Yildirmaz,...

RPO provider Cielo gets new private equity investor

Private equity firm Permira Funds is acquiring a majority stake in Cielo, a recruitment process outsourcing provider based in Brookfield, Wis., from private equity firm Accel-KKR.

The transaction is expected to close in January 2019; terms were not disclosed. Cielo stated its management team, led...

CEO at IT staffing provider CTG to retire, Europe exec takes role

IT staffing and solutions provider CTG (NASD: CTG) announced President and CEO Arthur W. “Bud” Crumlish, will retire, effective March 1, after a 28-year career with the company.

CTG named Filip Gydé to succeed Crumlish in the role. Gydé will also join the company’s board of directors....

US leading index suggests economy to moderate

The Conference Board’s US Leading Economic Index edged up 0.2% in November from October to a reading of 111.8 (2016 = 100), following a 0.3% decline in October and a 0.6% increase in September.

“The [Leading Economic Index] increased slightly in November, but its overall pace of improvement has slowed...

18 states to start New Year with higher minimum wages (JD Supra)

Employers should be prepared for the minimum wage increases that are expected in the New Year, Chelsey Lewis and Patrick Ryan of labor and employment law firm FordHarrison wrote in JD Supra. Even though the federal minimum wage has stagnated at $7.25 per hour since 2009, state legislatures have been...