June 2012

2205, 2012

Benefit of Counsel: The ICE Man Cometh

By |May 22nd, 2012|

Eugene O’Neal’s classic play, The Iceman Cometh, was a gloomy story of people trapped in hopelessness. Some say that the play perfectly mirrors the feelings a staffing company endures when the modern day ICE Man — an auditor from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — comes knocking on your door to inspect every I-9 […]

2205, 2012

Straight Talk From the Customer: Beyond Savings

By |May 22nd, 2012|

As the director of agency contractor services for Hewlett-Packard, I am contacted almost daily by providers of contingent labor. It’s a challenging market for suppliers trying to get on our supplier lists, as companies such as ours look to reduce our supply base and develop more strategic partnerships with our suppliers.

But what does that mean? […]