AMN Healthcare has announced a definitive agreement to acquire MSDR for $300 million. MSDR consists of two health care staffing firms that specialize in locum tenens and advanced practices, Medical Search International and DRW Healthcare Staffing. MSI serves health care systems across the U.S. by…
Employers’ Educational Assistance Programs Can Help Pay Employees’ Student Loans Until Dec. 31, 2025
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service recently issued a “Tax Tip” reminding employers that offer IRC Section 127 educational assistance programs they can use those programs until Dec. 31, 2025, to pay principal or interest on any “qualified education loans” employees incurred for their education….
Job Market Is Resilient and Optimistic
Approximately 73% of human resource professionals reported an increase in job openings over the past year, with 63% expecting this trend to continue over the next 12 months, according to a survey of more than 20,000 HR professionals from diverse industries by recruiting software provider Top…
A Reminder of California’s Evolving Wage-and-Hour Landscape for Employers
In response to a question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and following the court’s 2018 decision in Troester v. Starbucks, the California Supreme Court found that the California Labor Code and wage order provisions provide that employees must be paid for all time…
National Safety Council Builds on Groundbreaking Workplace Safety Effort With New Employer Pledge
The National Safety Council has introduced the MSD Pledge 2.0 after launching the inaugural MSD Pledge in June 2022 with the goal of creating safer workplaces and reducing musculoskeletal disorders by 25% by 2025. The MSD Pledge 2.0 marks an important next step in the journey to solve workplace…
U.S. Employers Target Health Care Costs and Mental Health Care as They Look Toward 2024
More than six out of 10 U.S. employers are in agreement about plans to manage company health care costs and enhance mental health programs, according to a survey of 457 employers by WTW. With these matters top of mind for the foreseeable future, 62% of employers are implementing initiatives to…
Commute Times in the U.S. Are Nearing Prepandemic Levels as Companies Clamp Down on a Return to Office
Commuting time for the average American was 52.8 minutes last year, compared with 55.2 minutes in 2019, prior to the pandemic, according to a study by the management platform company Yardi Kube based on U.S. Census data. The gain comes as 3.2 million people returned to the office in 2022. Average…
RGP Study Finds Life Sciences M&A Deals Require Stronger Project Execution
Strategic initiatives in the life sciences industry are failing far too often, particularly when it comes to mergers and acquisitions activity, necessitating a new way of approaching them, according to a survey of 404 companies by RGP. Nearly 60% of respondents indicated that at least a quarter of…
Plan for These Free ASA Webinars Happening This Month
As the month winds down there will still be opportunities for free education from ASA. These upcoming ASA webinars can help you build connections within the industry, stay up-to-date on state laws affecting your business, and more. Oct. 26—”Shaping Success: Mentoring Strategies for Staffing Professionals“ Five industry leaders will discuss their experiences with mentorship in…
Jobless Claims Fall to Nine-Month Low of 198,000
The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week dropped to a nine-month low of 198,000, defying expectations that layoffs would increase as higher interest rates squeezed the economy. Economists had anticipated new claims in the week ended Oct. 14 would total 210,000. New…
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