OSHA cites food processing firm after second temp in a year suffers amputation
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.
Lawsuit filed to stop ‘costly and burdensome’ Illinois temp regulation
The suit argues the new rules for contingent workers impose extraordinary burden, cost and compliance risk and guarantee noncompliance.
Effective date of new joint employer rules delayed
The NLRB has delayed by two months implementing its final rule addressing the standard for determining joint-employer status.
The US nearly doubles number of H-2B visas for fiscal 2024
An additional 64,716 visas for temporary nonagricultural workers will be added to the congressionally mandated amount available each year.
Presidential executive order on AI seeks to bolster safety and protections
President Biden issued an AI executive order covering its use in the workplace as well as a wide range of other issues.
Australian companies face millions in fines for use of unlicensed labor hirers
An engineering firm and its subcontractors face US$3.5 million in penalties for sourcing workers from unlicensed staffing firms in Australia.
Law firm pushes back on mandatory employee classification for temp nurses
A letter to the US Department of Labor argues against a one-size-fits-all requirement that temporary nursing staff can’t be classified as independent contractors.
Supervisor at staffing buyer indicted in $13 million kickback scheme
The employee and co-conspirators steered business to staffing firms in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickback payments, according to a recent lawsuit.
Amazon misclassified driver, must pay unemployment taxes for all similar workers
A Virginia appeals court upheld a previous ruling that Amazon misclassified a delivery driver as an independent contractor and must now pay unemployment insurance taxes for all Flex drivers.
EEOC sues Tesla, alleges both temps and employees engaged in discrimination
The agency filed another lawsuit against the automaker claiming widespread racial harassment at a manufacturing plant in Fremont, California.
