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Katherine Alvarez

About Katherine Alvarez

Katherine Alvarez is a managing editor for Staffing Industry Analysts. She can be reached at kalvarez (at) staffingindustry (dot) com.

EEOC says Workday AI discrimination case should move forward

|April 17th, 2024|

The agency says the company’s artificial intelligence functions like employment firms do, so federal anti-discrimination laws apply. Workday disagrees.
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California pay data reporting deadline approaches

|April 17th, 2024|

It’s time for employers in the Golden State to submit pay data reports to the California Civil Rights Department, including for contingent workers.
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Holiday floral product producer to pay $1.85 million to settle H-2B wage case

|April 17th, 2024|

A federal court ordered Continental Floral Greens to pay back wages and damages to nearly 700 migrant and seasonal workers hired through the H-2B visa program.
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Spending on temporary staff projected to shrink 3% this year

|April 10th, 2024|

Last year’s steep declines on spending through temp staffing firms eases this year before swinging upward in 2025.
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Does security checkpoint constitute ‘hours worked’? California says yes

|April 10th, 2024|

Employers must pay workers for security checks and time that they are required to stay on company property during lunch breaks, the court ruled.
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USCIS selects H-1B registrations; new fee and processing rules in effect

|April 3rd, 2024|

The agency has selected petitioners for the visas that allow employers to hire foreign temporary skilled workers. New process includes higher fees and more.
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Canada to tighten ‘last resort’ Temporary Foreign Worker Program

|March 27th, 2024|

The country is reducing the cap on workers allowed through the program while it tightens other requirements on employers.
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Trending: Supplier bill rates, tech spending and more

|March 27th, 2024|

Staffing providers find new orders and bill rates increasing. Firms also weigh in on talent acquisition technology spending.
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Court rules against truckers in AB 5 case

|March 20th, 2024|

California’s controversial law for determining independent contractor status survived the trucking industry’s latest attempt to block it.
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Should you ditch the diploma? Skills-based hiring gathers steam

|March 13th, 2024|

That college degree requirement may not be necessary for certain roles — and may be standing in the way of securing the best talent.
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