Opposing H-1B program changes
January 9, 2019 7:31 amA trade group voices its concerns over proposed rule while endorsing streamlining the visa process.
Staffing client owes $600,000 after DOL wage investigation
January 9, 2019 7:31 amA 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
January 9, 2019 7:31 amThe 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
January 9, 2019 7:31 amA shrinking population and aging demographics have prompted Japan to re-evaluate its immigration stance and open its doors to foreign workers, CBC reports.
Court weighs in on controversial 2015 NLRB ruling
January 3, 2019 7:26 amThe US Court of Appeals last week returned the 2015 joint-employment expansion case to the agency for review — a decision that some say means continued confusion for employers.
Court: Travel time not compensable
January 3, 2019 6:55 amThe time temp workers spent being bused from a hotel and across a picket line to an assignment is not compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last month.