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Staffing exec must pay more than $500,000 in workers’ comp fraud case
March 13, 2018The head of a Modesto, Calif., temporary staffing firm was convicted of felony workers’ compensation insurance premium fraud, Stanislaus County District Attorney Birgit Fladager announced.
Aileen Ramirez, age 31, of Denair, Calif., was the owner and CEO of Quality Employment Services LLC. She obtained...
US tax reform: What staffing firms need to know (Staffing Industry Review)
March 13, 2018In addition to a corporate tax break, December’s tax overhaul allows pass-through entities — which include sole proprietorships, LLCs, partnerships and S-corps — to deduct 20% of revenue from their taxable income upfront (with some qualifications). In a new article in Staffing Industry...
Bullhorn buys Talent Rover and Jobscience; planning to offer platform choices
March 13, 2018Bullhorn, a supplier of software to staffing firms, today announced the acquisition of fellow software suppliers Talent Rover and Jobscience, two separate firms based in San Francisco.
Talent Rover and Jobscience provide applicant tracking for staffing firms and workflow management functionality around...
US hiring outlook remains strong for Q2, Canada’s outlook is best in six-plus years: ManpowerGroup report
March 13, 2018US employers reported the hiring outlook remains strong for the second quarter, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released today by ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN). The US ranked among the strongest outlooks for hiring among 44 countries surveyed in the report. Other...
Local economies of three British Columbia areas among Canada’s fastest-growing
March 13, 2018Three areas in British Columbia are expected to be among Canada’s fastest-growing, according to The Conference Board of Canada’s “Metropolitan Outlook: Winter 2018” report.
Two of the areas, Vancouver and Abbotsford-Mission, are forecast to be the fastest-growing census metropolitan areas...
Uber exec: White men need to ‘make the noise’ about fixing diversity — Staffing quote of the week
March 13, 2018“I want white men to look around in their office and say, ‘Oh look, there's a lot of white men here. Let’s change this,’” CNN reports Bozoma Saint John, Uber’s chief brand officer, said at the SXSW festival on Sunday. Saint John said the onus should not be on people of color to improve diversity...
Scout Exchange raises $100 million from Aquent founder’s investment firm; Paro announces funding round; AHSA rebrands VMS; and more in tech roundup
March 12, 2018In some of the latest tech news: Scout Exchange, a platform to connect companies with search firms, received $100 million from Aquent founder’s investment vehicle. Paro, an online staffing platform for finance/accounting workers, announced a series A funding round. Separately, AHSA announces new...
Millennial bosses prefer online messaging over email and phone, Korn Ferry says
March 12, 2018As millennials increasingly move into management positions, they favor a different way of communicating with their employees, according to a survey released today by executive search firm Korn Ferry International Inc. (NYSE: KFY).
More than half of the professionals surveyed, 55%, said online messaging...
Private equity buys Emerald Health Services, a Los Angeles-based healthcare staffing firm
March 12, 2018Private equity firm Webster Capital acquired travel nurse staffing firm Emerald Health Services. The Los Angeles-based healthcare staffing provider was founded in 2002 by Mark Stagen, who is also a founder and former president of the National Association of Travel Healthcare Organizations.
“For over...
Jobs growth index rises sharply, six-month growth rate highest since 2014
March 12, 2018Jobs growth in the US increased sharply last month, according to The Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index. The index rose in February to a reading of 107.74 from 106.50 in January.
“The Employment Trends Index accelerated further in February, suggesting that strong job growth is likely...