Independent contractor ruling is ‘doubly big’ win for Grubhub – Staffing quote of the week

Charlotte Garden, an associate law professor at Seattle University, told the Chicago Tribune that last week’s court decision that a driver was classified correctly as an independent contractor is a “doubly big” win for Grubhub Inc. (NYSE: GRUB) due to California’s relatively high standard for...

California Republican pushes H-1B visa limits with tech company support (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg reports California congressman Darrell Issa, backed by US technology companies, is pushing for the House to consider legislation that would narrow the number of eligible candidates for H-1B visas and raise the annual salary threshold for visa applicants to at least $90,000. Issa, the Republican...

US economic growth strengthens, Philadelphia Fed forecast gets upward revisions

The US economy’s growth outlook is stronger now than three months ago, according to the first-quarter edition of the Survey of Professional Forecasters released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

The forecasters now predict real GDP will grow at an annual rate of 3.0% this quarter, up from...

PEO Insperity reports revenue up 13.4% in Q4

Professional employer organization Insperity Inc. (NYSE: NSP) reported fourth-quarter revenue rose 13.4%, primarily due to a 9.8% increase in the average number of worksite employees paid per month.

The Houston-based company attributed the worksite employee growth to new client sales driven by an increase...

Workforce ecosystem firms named to most ethical companies list

Staffing provider ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE: MAN) and PEO and payroll services provider Paychex Inc. (NASD: PAYX) were named to the Ethisphere Institute’s 2018 World’s Most Ethical Companies list in the staffing and outsourced services category. Ethisphere is an international think-tank that promotes...

Asia Pacific staffing joint venture between Persol and Kelly rebrands as PersolKelly

TS Kelly Asia Pacific — a joint venture between Kelly Services Inc. (NASD: KELYA) and Japan-based staffing giant Persol Holdings — is rebranding to PersolKelly and plans to triple its size across Asia Pacific by 2020.

In addition, the joint venture plans to grow its current base of more than 1,000...

Health eCareers’ nursing, allied and administrative business units get new owner

Naylor Association Solutions acquired Health eCareers’ nursing, allied and administrative business from Everyday Health Inc., according to an announcement last week. Headquartered in Gainesville, Fla., Naylor provides a suite of solutions and services to trade and professional associations including...

Staffing exec and first African American woman to run a $1B firm, discusses business, personal journey (Los Angeles Times)

Janice Bryant Howroyd, owner of the Act-1 Group and the first African American woman to run a $1 billion business, is profiled in the Los Angeles Times on early lessons she learned in business, adding niches and standing out. “It always works best when you can tailor a hire to fit into a company’s...

Gig economy worker is not an employee; judge rules Grubhub driver is independent contractor

A federal judge yesterday in San Francisco ruled a driver for Grubhub Inc. (NYSE: GRUB) — a human cloud, restaurant delivery platform — was classified correctly as an independent contractor, rather than an employee. US Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley handed down the decision in the...

Medical Solutions to acquire healthcare staffing firm PPR

Medical Solutions, an Omaha, Neb.-based nurse staffing firm, agreed to acquire PPR, a provider of travel nurse staffing and interim leadership for acute and post-acute markets.

This marks Medical Solution’s first publicized deal since it was acquired by private equity firm TPG Growth in June from Beecken...