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Craig Johnson

About Craig Johnson

Craig Johnson is a senior editorial director at Staffing Industry Review and Staffing Industry Analysts Daily News. He can be reached at cjohnson (at) staffingindustry (dot) com.

Judge halts NLRB’s controversial joint-employer rule

|March 13th, 2024|

The agency’s chair vows the action “is not the last word” and is reviewing next steps.
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Judge puts Illinois’ equal benefits on hold

|March 13th, 2024|

The prohibition will last at least until the end of a court fight, which will decide whether such a regulation is legal.
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Congressional Republicans seek to throw out DOL’s new IC rule

|March 13th, 2024|

Lawmakers are pushing to overturn the new multifactor “economic reality” test for independent contractor classification, which went into effect this week.
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Iowa aims to cap temporary nurse bill rates but faces opposition

|March 6th, 2024|

Healthcare organizations in Iowa could see bill rates capped at 150% of the statewide average wage if Iowa House file 2391 passes.
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Certified nursing assistants’ case comes amid IC debate

|March 6th, 2024|

Skilled nursing provider Medicalodges faces a lawsuit alleging it misclassified two nursing assistants as independent contractors and did not pay them for hours worked.
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Google contractors learn of job losses at City Council meeting, union says

|March 6th, 2024|

Contingent YouTube Music workers say they heard about layoffs while seeking city’s support, but employer Cognizant disagrees.
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FTC commissioner takes aim at misclassification

|February 7th, 2024|

It is time for authorities to “step up to the plate” and help labor rights advocates fight the issue, Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya says.
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California legislators take aim at IC misclassification laws

|January 31st, 2024|

Republican lawmakers from the Golden State are targeting AB 5 and the DOL’s new rule.
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Buyer cited in death of 16-year-old contingent

|January 24th, 2024|

The worker was cleaning the deboning area at a Mar-Jac Poultry plant when he was caught in a rotating shaft and sprockets, according to the labor department.
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DOL finalizes new independent contractor test

|January 10th, 2024|

The new rule relies on six factors to analyze worker status and rescinds an earlier Trump-era independent contractor rule.
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