License to protect
Several countries worked to impose regulations on the staffing industry in 2018, but to what end? Examples show their effectiveness depends on their intent.
Opposing H-1B program changes
A trade group voices its concerns over proposed rule while endorsing streamlining the visa process.
Staffing client owes $600,000 after DOL wage investigation
A Pennsylvania company must pay in $598,366 in back wages, damages and penalties after its staffing firms underpaid its temporary workers.
Contingent workforce growth: Economists update findings from 2016 study
The US contingent workforce appears to have grown less than first estimated, according to a report this month that follows up on a 2016 study by Harvard University professor Lawrence Katz and Princeton University professor Alan Kruger.
Japan to open doors to 345,000 foreign workers as labor pool ages
A shrinking population and aging demographics have prompted Japan to re-evaluate its immigration stance and open its doors to foreign workers, CBC reports.
