Oregon has announced the annual adjustment to the state’s minimum wage rates, effective July 1. The Portland metropolitan minimum wage will be $15.95 per hour. The standard minimum wage will be $14.70 per hour, and the nonurban minimum wage will be $13.70 per hour.
Oregon employers are…
Construction employment increased in 39 states in March from a year earlier, while 36 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between February and March, according to an analysis of federal employment data by the Associated General Contractors of America.
Between March…
Google has announced that an unspecified number of employees will be laid off as part of its latest cost-cutting efforts. The layoffs are not company-wide, and a small percentage of the affected roles will move to India, Chicago, Atlanta, Dublin, and other hubs in which the company is investing….
A number of Tesla recruiters posted on LinkedIn on April 19 that they had been laid off. This follows an April 14 announcement from Tesla that more than 10% of its workforce would be eliminated. The number of employees affected by the latest round of layoffs is unknown. The layoffs come amid a…
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed Senate File 2095, the Iowa Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which became effective immediately. Iowa’s RFRA limits the actions of employers in some cases while empowering employers in other respects. As a restriction, the Iowa RFRA prohibits “state action” from…
The American Staffing Association’s call for subject matter experts is open now. Do you have insights that are essential to the staffing, recruiting, or workforce solutions industry that you’d like to share with the ASA community in 2024? Submit your proposal today for your chance to speak at Staffing World®, the ASA annual convention and…
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s virtual open meeting on April 23 will include a vote on whether to issue a proposed final rule that would ban most employers from using noncompete clauses. The meeting will begin with a vote on whether to authorize public disclosure of the proposed final rule…
In response to the trend of Generation Z employees recording and sharing their terminations on social media platforms, employers might be tempted to implement policies that prohibit employees from recording workplace conversations. This may get them in hot water with the U.S. National Labor…
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: Anti-poaching language in service agreements Direct hire recruiters’ output targets Productivity benchmarks for health…
Don’t miss your chance to get the staffing and recruiting data you need. The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the first quarter of 2024 is now open. Participate in the survey and compare how your company is doing with similar-sized companies and firms within your industry sector. After completing the survey, you…
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