Social media can be a powerful and cost-effective tool for recruiting top employees. Unfortunately, it also can be a powerful and cost-effective tool in the hands of an attorney suing your organization for discrimination. The risk and potential exposure to litigation from an inadequate social media strategy increases as one moves from recruiting to screening […]
A blizzard of activity from the Obama Administration is making 2015 the year of the government contractor. While some changes are not overly onerous, some will require substantial operational changes by contractors. Many staffing companies will have to contend with these new requirements placed upon their government-contractor clients. Here are some highlights.
Audit request changes. […]
Limiting assignment length — known as “term limits” — is widespread in the contingent workforce world. It is also widely misunderstood and misused as a means to mitigate co-employment risks. Generally, these policies provide a definite end date […]
The current session of the U.S. Supreme Court promises to impact staffing industry companies and our clients. Lurking in the shadows of recent headline cases, like the Hobby Lobby and Noel Canning decisions, are others that will affect private sector employers on […]
By Fiona Coombe
As concerns grow over the collection of tax revenue derived from flexible employment, the U.K. government has turned its attention firmly on the staffing industry. Among its initiatives is a change to existing legislation that would require ‘agencies’ — staffing firms or managed […]
By George Reardon
Already delayed once, the employer mandate portion of the Affordable Care Act takes effect January. Firms with fewer than 100 full-time employees in 2015 and 50 full-time employees after 2015 will be exempt from the ACA employer mandate, greatly simplifying their ACA burdens. Larger firms, though, will have to be ready to […]
An increasing number of companies are adopting bring- your-own-device (BYOD) programs, which require or allow employees to use their personal electronic devices to connect to their employer’s computer network for work reasons. Companies adopting BYOD programs believe these programs increase productivity and lower operational costs by not having […]
By Janette Levey Frisch
Many employers require adherence to dress codes in order to ensure a certain image. According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, though, some employers go too far, and religious discrimination claims based on strict application of dress codes and “look” policies have increased […]
One of the most important cases affecting the staffing industry in recent years is AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that arbitration agreements that bar class claims are valid — and that federal law preempts state laws that bar class action waiver agreements.
While the case itself involved a consumer […]
There’s no way around it — the terrain remains rough for staffing and IT consulting firms placing H-1B employees at worksites. But staffing firms still can file effective petitions and help fill U.S. companies’ soaring demand for IT services. Success requires understanding the latest developments in this shifting area of immigration law, and applying […]
