As gig nursing expands, particularly through mobile applications, there are legal and regulatory risks for both hospitals and the staffing firms they use to fill staffing gaps. These include misclassification claims, joint-employer disputes, complex wage and hour laws, and licensing and…
Presidio Acquires ROVE
Presidio Inc.—a global digital services and solutions provider with a flexible full life cycle model of professional, managed, and support and staffing services to help execute, secure, operationalize, and maintain technology solutions—has acquired ROVE, a veteran-owned systems integrator that…
Workplace Harassment Issues in a Virtual World
As employment laws have adapted to confront online harassment and cyberbullying, they also will have to adapt to address employment issues in virtual workplaces. The absence of actual touching is immaterial to a claim of sexual harassment. Being subjected to verbal derision and offensive comments…
Recruiter to Pay $125,000 to Settle EEOC Disability and Discrimination Lawsuit
Recruiting services company Jivaro Professional Headhunters will pay $125,000 to a former employee and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the former employee. According to EEOC’s…
Crypto Firms Cut Back on Hiring During Market Slump
Cryptocurrency firms have slowed hiring amid the ongoing crypto price slump. Over the past few weeks, Coinbase Global Inc., the biggest U.S. crypto exchange, rescinded offers to employees who had accepted jobs and said it would slow its hiring pace. Meanwhile, Gemini Trust Co. slashed 10% of its…
SHRM Releases 2022 Employee Benefits Survey
Employers offering mental health coverage in 2022 hit a new high of 91% since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey of 3,129 representatives of independent organizations by the Society for Human Resource Management. Benefits such as mental health coverage, telemedicine, and telehealth…
See Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson at Staffing World in Las Vegas
Come together with the staffing community Oct. 25–27 in Las Vegas for Staffing World®, the ASA annual convention and expo. This is your chance to make strategic connections and get solutions to fuel your growth and success—and see Earvin “Magic” Johnson in person when he delivers the opening keynote presentation. Johnson is well known for…
Take Advantage of ASA Webinars You Missed
ASA webinars deliver the high-caliber executive education you need—you can access on-demand content online anytime and learn at your own pace and on your own schedule. You can even search for ASA webinars by job and course levels to find content most relevant to you. Here are a few of the popular webinars that have…
The Latest From Your Colleagues on ASA Central
ASA Central—the dynamic online community just for staffing professionals—is home to more than 27,000 staffing professional profiles and countless ongoing industry conversations. This week, take a look at your colleagues’ discussions and some of the blogs they’ve posted on ASA Central: Client requests for employee documents Compensation for jury duty Tracking which recruiters have contacted…
Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Indiana Staffing Firm
The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a settlement agreement with JMJ Talent Solutions Inc., a staffing firm with four locations in Indiana. The department’s investigation determined that, after rejecting valid documentation that a non-U.S. citizen presented to prove she was allowed to work…
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