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Only 1% of millennial doctors found jobs through social media, but networking and referrals still big: CompHealth

April 16, 2018

Millennial physicians rarely use social media tools when looking for work, according to a survey of 600 young doctors by healthcare staffing provider CompHealth. Only 1% found employment through social media tools such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Doximity.

On the other hand, 40% found work through referrals...


Postmates says it creates $6.6 billion in economic activity each year

April 16, 2018

Postmates, an online delivery app that matches independent contractor couriers with consumers and businesses, said it creates $6.6 billion in economic activity across the US each year. The claim was released in a report titled “The Postmates Economic Impact Report,” and was done in conjunction with...


More Americans interested in freelance work, survey says (USA Today)

April 16, 2018

More Americans are interested in freelance work, USA Today reported citing a study by MetLife. It found that 57% are interested in taking on a freelance role, up from 51% in a similar survey last year. And millennials were the most interested, with 74% saying they are interested in learning more about...


TSR net revenue edges down in fiscal third quarter

April 13, 2018

Net revenue edged down 2.2% at IT staffing provider TSR Inc. (NASD: TSRI) in its fiscal third quarter ended Feb. 28. Net loss narrowed at the Hauppauge, NY-based company due to a decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses of $197,000 compared with the prior-year quarter, resulting primarily...


ShiftPixy revenue jumps in fiscal Q2 but net loss widens

April 13, 2018

Gig economy firm ShiftPixy Inc. (NASD: PIXY) reported revenue rose 45.8% year over year to $7.9 million in its fiscal second quarter ended Feb. 28. However, the company reported net loss widened to $2.7 million and gross margin narrowed.

The Irvine, Calif.-based firm, which raised $12 million...


H-1B petitions are down despite reaching cap in first week

April 13, 2018

US Citizenship and Immigration Services reported the number of petitions for H-1B visas, used to bring in highly skilled temporary workers such as IT professionals, fell this year to 190,098, down from the 199,000 received last year and down from a peak of 236,000 received in 2016. However, the number...


US job openings edge lower from near record high

April 13, 2018

The number of US job openings edged down by 176,000 in February from the prior month to a to approximately 6.0 million, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hires and separations were also little changed, edging down only slightly.

The...


Kansas staffing firm owner indicted for failure to pay payroll taxes to IRS

April 13, 2018

A federal grand jury indicted the owner of a Kansas medical staffing firm with seven counts of willful failure to pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service, the US Department of Justice announced in a criminal indictment filed on Wednesday.

The indictment alleges David Monhollon owned...


People: Cejka, Bullhorn, Midtown, CyberSN and The Bowdoin Group

April 13, 2018

Cejka Executive Search, the healthcare executive and physician search division of Cross Country Healthcare Inc. (NASD: CCRN), announced Mark Madden joined the firm as executive VP, managing principal, to lead executive search services for senior healthcare executive positions. Madden has more than 25...


Pennsylvania court rules in favor of UberBLACK in IC misclassification case (Lexology)

April 13, 2018

A group of UberBLACK drivers were properly classified as contractors and cannot maintain wage and hour claims against the ride-sharing company, a Pennsylvania federal court ruled this week. This is another key victory gig economy companies have seen this year in misclassification cases, Richard Meneghello...