Upwork suspends business in Russia and Belarus
Upwork is suspending business operations in Russia and Belarus, starting with shutting down support for new business generation in each country. The move will fully take effect May 1.
Senators introduce bill that would get tough on H-1B visa usage
A new bill to tighten the H-1B visa program — and crack down on foreign outsourcing companies — was proposed by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Dick Durbin, D-Illinois.
California lawmaker introduces pay data reporting bill
Legislation has been introduced in California that would require companies with 100 or more employees to publicly report pay data broken down by race, ethnicity and gender for both direct employees and workers hired through staffing firms.
‘Deeply disturbing’: Company releases report on workplace bullying, harassment
After an internal workplace culture review found poor treatment of employees and contract workers, global mining company Rio Tinto promises change.
SEC asked to require public companies report numbers of nonemployee workers
Two US senators are calling on the US Securities and Exchange Commission to require publicly traded companies to disclose how many of their workers are not classified as full-time employees, including independent contractors and subcontracted workers.
Worker rights protections, staffing firm licensing, pass in Ontario
Canada’s most populous province passed a law that will require licenses for recruiters and temporary staffing firms; client companies that use unlicensed firms face fines.
Sex discrimination: Riot Games settles with contingents, employees for $100 million
Computer games maker Riot Games Inc. agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle allegations of sex discrimination and harassment claims that involved 1,065 female employees and 1,300 female contract workers.
Buyer manager, outsourcing executives indicted for alleged no-hire pact
A former manager of an engineering company and five executives of outsourced engineering suppliers allegedly conspired not to hire employees from one another’s companies.
Under pressure: 2021 has been volatile for some wages, bill rates, Part 2
Other industries, not just healthcare, are seeing increased labor costs — and the contingent workforce is not immune to these skyrocketing wage issues.
DoorDash to pay $5.3 million to settle alleged labor law violations in San Francisco
DoorDash will pay 4,500 San Francisco contractors to settle alleged violations of the city’s Health Care Security Ordinance and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance.
