Amazon sets minimum pay to $15/hr in US, including contingents
Online retail giant Amazon announced it will increase its hourly minimum wage to $15 for all US workers, including contingents, and encourages other companies to follow suit.
Procurement software firm buys VMS provider DCR workforce
The acquisition could be a watershed moment for the industry, signaling a potential shift away from traditional MSP partners
Upwork files for IPO
Last week, online staffing provider Upwork, the largest B2B human cloud firm, filed for an initial public offering with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
NLRB vacates ruling that overturned Browning-Ferris co-employment decision
The National Labor Relations Board has vacated a recent ruling that overturned a key Obama-era co-employment precedent.
ADP buy a good sign for the industry
WorkMarket acquisition by ADP is indicative of investors’ bullish outlook on the growth of nontraditional employment.
Buyer appetite for staffing continues to grow
Contingent workforce buyers globally spent an estimated $429 billion worldwide on workers procured through staffing firms in 2016, roughly half the value of the entire workforce solutions ecosystem.
DOL withdraws IC guidance
The US Department of Labor reverses guidance set under the Obama Administration that ‘most workers are employees,’ but reaffirms employers’ responsibilities under FLSA.
Young workers’ safety: Heed OSHA’s campaign
Citing a statistic that younger workers — many of whom are contingents — are twice as likely to require emergency care, OSHA announced a new campaign to boost their safety.
‘Us first’
President Trump issued an executive order yesterday ordering the review of the H-1B work visa program; Australia is overhauling its own work visa program.
Maxed out, again
For the fifth year in a row, the annual cap for H-1B visa applications was reached within the first week, triggering a lottery.
