Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring has announced the creation of a new Office of Civil Rights that will expand and replace the existing Division of Human Rights within the office of the attorney general. The new office will use its increased investigative and enforcement capabilities to…
Ban on New Foreign Workers Left Jobs Unfilled
Even with skyrocketing unemployment, businesses that relied on foreign workers and were able to remain open during the pandemic struggled to fill jobs after the U.S. closed the door to nearly all new foreign workers last year. Unemployed U.S. workers weren’t interested in jobs typically held by…
Corsica Partners Acquires Benz International Group
Sarasota, FL-based executive search, recruitment process outsourcing, and growth advisory firm Corsica Partners has acquired Benz International Group, a Sarasota firm that provides sales solutions to the recruiting industry. Benz founding partner Chris Benz has been appointed managing director and…
Upwork Introduces Talent Scout
The work marketplace firm Upwork on Tuesday announced the launch of Talent Scout, a recruiting solution that connects companies with pre-vetted expert talent selected from the Upwork platform by specialized Upwork recruiters. Talent Scout is currently available for clients located in the U.S.,…
ProPharma Group and the Planet Group to Merge
The Planet Group, which consists of five staffing brands and four consulting organizations, is merging with ProPharma Group, a provider of outsourced regulatory, compliance, pharmacovigilance, and medical information services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies….
The Seven Occupations Most Desperate for Workers
A few hot sectors are having serious trouble finding employees, according to an analysis of federal wage and employment data for hundreds of narrow industries by the Washington Post. Employment at sawmills only recently returned to its prepandemic level, despite weekly paychecks that have…
Planet Group to Acquire OmniPoint Staffing
The Planet Group, a provider of outsourced human capital and consulting solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire OmniPoint Staffing, a full-service information technology staff augmentation firm that specializes in providing highly skilled resources for enterprise resource planning and…
FedEx Aims to Hire 90,000 Ahead of Busy Peak Season
FedEx Corp. plans to hire 90,000 new employees across the country in preparation for another busy holiday season. Teams are hiring across all operating companies and granting competitive offers, temporary bonus structures, and pay enhancements that vary by market. Open jobs include field…
Marijuana Jobs Are Becoming a Refuge for Retail and Restaurant Workers
The cannabis industry is still riding a pandemic high more than a year after dispensaries and cultivation facilities became an early refuge for furloughed retail and restaurant workers. The industry has continued to grow in the months since, adding nearly 80,000 jobs in 2020. An estimated 321,000…
National Green Energy Push Sees Solar-Related Jobs Soar
Some 305,000 solar jobs were posted between October and November, with roughly 230,000 jobs still posted—including 68,000 newly posted jobs in the past 30 days and 12,000 in the past seven days, according to an analysis by PeopleReady’s skilled trades division. PeopleReady Skilled Trades is a…
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