Illinois AG: Buyer engaged in wage-fixing, facilitated no-poach agreements
The Illinois attorney general has sued a staffing buyer and three providers alleging they took part in unlawful no-poach and wage-fixing schemes.
Your downstream impact: Emerging job roles, CARES Act usage and the supplier habitat
The July 2020 Pulse Survey Report queried staffing providers about in-demand job titles, emerging new job titles and their use of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act’s small business loans.
Proposed US legislation would raise cost of temps
US legislators’ proposal would raise the wages of temporary workers and provide them paid sick leave during the pandemic, yet prevent staffing firms from charging conversion fees, among other restrictions. What you need to know.
Amazon to face security screen class action
New Jersey District Court reasons that post-shift security screens should be compensable under state law.
Legislators find there is no easy way to classify ICs
With the news that the Dutch government has decided against implementing a statutory minimum rate for freelancers, it is clear there is no easy way to classify independent contractors, as the UK and Californian legislators have already discovered.
150 temporary cannery workers sue buyer over unpaid quarantine
A group of temporary workers filed a lawsuit on Friday against a salmon cannery operator over an allegedly unpaid quarantine period at a hotel in Los Angeles.
Gig worker jobs hit hard by Covid-19
With unemployment levels rising at unprecedented rates, this portion of the workforce faces dire circumstances. Here’s the big picture for global gig workers.
Workplace protections still apply when WFH
If a worker suffers a work-related injury at home, they are eligible to recover lost wages and medical costs and possibly qualify for rehabilitation services, according to an article on MPRNews.com.
Virginia governor signs misclassification legislation; seeks minimum wage hike delay
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed nearly two dozen workforce-related laws, including legislation to combat worker misclassification and wage theft.
Prepare to pay workers for temperature checks
Employers that conduct temperature checks on employees before allowing them to work their shifts might be on the hook for the time they spend awaiting those checks.
