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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.

Staffing firms, others in workforce solutions ecosystem respond to Ukraine invasion

|March 16th, 2022|

The World Employment Confederation, which represents the staffing industry globally, condemned the invasion of Ukraine; many other businesses in the industry have also responded.
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Judge reinstates Trump-era independent contractor rule

|March 16th, 2022|

A federal judge reinstated a Trump-era rule that made it easier for businesses to classify workers as independent contractors, Bloomberg law reported. The rule, issued by the Trump administration in January 2021, was withdrawn by the Biden administration.
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Upwork suspends business in Russia and Belarus

|March 9th, 2022|

Upwork is suspending business operations in Russia and Belarus, starting with shutting down support for new business generation in each country. The move will fully take effect May 1.
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Senators introduce bill that would get tough on H-1B visa usage

|March 9th, 2022|

A new bill to tighten the H-1B visa program — and crack down on foreign outsourcing companies — was proposed by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Dick Durbin, D-Illinois.
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California lawmaker introduces pay data reporting bill

|March 2nd, 2022|

Legislation has been introduced in California that would require companies with 100 or more employees to publicly report pay data broken down by race, ethnicity and gender for both direct employees and workers hired through staffing firms.
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‘Deeply disturbing’: Company releases report on workplace bullying, harassment

|February 9th, 2022|

After an internal workplace culture review found poor treatment of employees and contract workers, global mining company Rio Tinto promises change.
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SEC asked to require public companies report numbers of nonemployee workers

|February 9th, 2022|

Two US senators are calling on the US Securities and Exchange Commission to require publicly traded companies to disclose how many of their workers are not classified as full-time employees, including independent contractors and subcontracted workers.
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Worker rights protections, staffing firm licensing, pass in Ontario

|January 12th, 2022|

Canada’s most populous province passed a law that will require licenses for recruiters and temporary staffing firms; client companies that use unlicensed firms face fines.
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Sex discrimination: Riot Games settles with contingents, employees for $100 million

|January 5th, 2022|

Computer games maker Riot Games Inc. agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle allegations of sex discrimination and harassment claims that involved 1,065 female employees and 1,300 female contract workers.
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Buyer manager, outsourcing executives indicted for alleged no-hire pact

|January 5th, 2022|

A former manager of an engineering company and five executives of outsourced engineering suppliers allegedly conspired not to hire employees from one another’s companies.
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