French president delivers labor, tax reforms
France is enacting labor law and tax code changes to stimulate the nation’s sluggish economy. How companies that use contingents there are affected.
Staffing buyer fined C$50,000 for temp’s injury
Former supervisor was fined earlier; highlights concerns over safety.
Premium processing resumes for all H-1B visa petitions
Announcement on Oct. 3 should come as a relief to some employers and employees, law firm reports.
Uber would pay tens of millions more if it didn’t use ICs
Reuters reports an Uber exec gave the figure during a parliament business committee.
New Illinois temp worker law could add costs
Last month, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a temp worker bill into law that could increase the firms’ costs, and as a result, that of the CW program, NPR’s WSIU affiliate reports.
Red tape ties up H-1B visa processing
The Trump administration is challenging H-1B visa applications more often than at nearly any point in the Obama era, Reuters reports.
CWS Summit: Working through uncertainty and change
Attendees at the 2017 CWS Summit this week discussed a wide range of topics. Among them, the effect of artificial intelligence on the world of work, workplace safety, statement of work and the state of the economy.
Codified worker classification rules coming soon
New legislative efforts are underway to on joint employment and independent contractor usage. Staying on top of them is a key program capability.
H-1B workers: Higher costs ahead?; Court’s joint employer case action
Legal news from Lexology: Queries from USCIS signal wage scrutiny H-1B visa applications may face; a court remands a joint-employer case back to the NLRB.
IC suit against FedEx seeks class action status; other CW legal news
FedEx driver seeks class action status in misclassification case; Apple workers seek compensation for security check time; H-1B spouses may lose rights to work.
