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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.

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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Trucking firms slapped with first-ever lawsuit under new NJ IC law

|January 10th, 2024|

The suit alleges transportation and logistics services companies misclassified hundreds of drivers as independent contractors.
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Gig firms discuss impact of new IC classification rule on drivers

|January 10th, 2024|

Uber, Lyft and DoorDash chime in on the effect of the DOL’s new rule on their operations.
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US agency calls for improved data on ‘nonstandard’ workers

|January 3rd, 2024|

The Government Accountability Office seeks increased collaboration among federal agencies to improve data about workers in arrangements that are not permanent, year round and full time with predictable hours.
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Activision Blizzard to settle $54 million bias lawsuit, including contingents

|December 20th, 2023|

The video game maker agreed to settle allegations of discrimination against women, both directly employed and contract workers.
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Court rejects Bimbo Bakeries’ counterclaim in IC misclassification case

|December 20th, 2023|

A judge ruled against the company’s counterclaim that distribution drivers should repay monies earned as independent contractors to offset damages if the bakery was found to have misclassified them.
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OSHA cites food processing firm after second temp in a year suffers amputation

|December 13th, 2023|

The agency cited Zwanenberg Food Group USA after a temp worker’s finger was amputated while cleaning a meat grinder that lacked required safety guards.
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Lawsuit filed to stop ‘costly and burdensome’ Illinois temp regulation

|December 6th, 2023|

The suit argues the new rules for contingent workers impose extraordinary burden, cost and compliance risk and guarantee noncompliance.
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Effective date of new joint employer rules delayed

|November 29th, 2023|

The NLRB has delayed by two months implementing its final rule addressing the standard for determining joint-employer status.
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