Farm to pay $600,000 in back wages to settle H-2A complaint
January 29, 2020 7:30 amA farm in North Carolina will pay $600,000 in back wages to nine local farm workers who alleged they were paid wages lower than temporary foreign workers in the H-2A visa program, The Wake Weekly reports.
Behind the DOL’s updated joint-employer guidance
January 22, 2020 7:45 amSIA’s director of legal and regulatory research details the implications of the DOL’s first update on its joint-employer guidance in over 60 years.
Today’s MSP: Ruling the buoyant small, midsize market
January 22, 2020 7:40 amGrowth in the MSP market — representing $141 billion of spend under management in 2018 — slowed to an estimated 8% compared to 12% in 2017, according to SIA research. Despite the slowdown, interest in MSP remains.
Court: Staffing firm can sue buyer for discrimination
January 22, 2020 7:38 amA staffing firm has standing to sue a buyer organization in a racial bias case, the 5th Circuit Court ruled, overturning a lower court ruling.
New Jersey governor signs bills aimed at stemming IC misclassification
January 22, 2020 7:38 amNew Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed several bills on Monday that are aimed at fighting independent contractor misclassification.
