Cybersecurity: Safeguarding CW program in the digital age
We discuss reasons to prioritize cybersecurity and some actionable steps you can take within your contingent workforce program.
Protecting temporary workers: A trend to watch closely
Legislators in several states are pushing rules to safeguard contingent workers, and more are likely to follow. What developments your program should keep an eye on.
Driver still has standing to sue under California’s PAGA
An Uber Eats driver can still sue under the Golden State’s PAGA law despite the dismissal of their 2019 misclassification lawsuit.
Rhode Island’s new IC filing requirement: An ABC ‘workaround’?
A new law affecting independent contractors circumvents a multi-factor classification process but has wider implications for contingent workforce programs.
New York City’s AI anti-bias hiring law takes effect
Companies using artificial intelligence to hire or promote workers in the city must now comply with its AI-in-hiring law. Here are takeaways from recent FAQs.
Illinois poised to become ‘equal pay’ state for temps
The state’s governor is expected to sign legislation that will impose expansive new duties on Illinois employers that rely on temporary and day laborers.
EOR provider faces possible IC misclassification probe, calls claims ‘ridiculous’
A California state senator asked for an investigation into whether an employer-of-record misclassified employees. The company denies the allegations, calling them “competitor hearsay.”
IC roundup: Misclassification task force, DOL lawsuit
A new state task force will take on worker misclassification, and a staffing firm faces what could be the DOL’s largest IC misclassification case.
Canada makes play for foreign STEM workers
A new plan aims to attract highly skilled talent through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Separately, decades of IMP work permit data revised downward.
Noncompete ban passes New York legislature, heads to governor’s desk
As the legislation awaits final approval, CW managers should work with their staffing providers to ensure employment agreements for New York workers are compliant.
