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Nov 12, 2024 | 
staffingindustry.com | Sharon Thomas
Companies hiring 1099s/independent contractors in the Empire State must comply with contract, payment, recordkeeping and anti-discrimination requirements within the Freelance Isn’t Free Act, which became effective Aug. 28. Source: North America Legal Update Q3 2024A High PointAverage gross margins among publicly traded staffing firms fell 27 basis points to 27.6% in 2023. The decline comes after remaining relatively stable, near 25% from 2006 through 2020, and peaking at 27.9% in 2022.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
staffingindustry.com | Sharon Thomas
Senior Editorial Director Sharon Thomas’ journey with Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) began in 2001 when she joined the then-Los Altos, California-based company as an associate editor. She left in 2005 due to a family relocation and began freelancing the following year, ultimately rejoining the staff in 2012. Today, she serves as senior editorial director, collaborating with members of the editorial department in the creation and production of its suite publications.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
staffingindustry.com | Sharon Thomas
Many countries worldwide are developing strategies for dealing with AI in all its forms and uses. On 1 August 2024, the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act, approved by the European Union’s Council, came into force. It is the first-ever comprehensive legal framework on AI worldwide and will have implications for businesses way beyond the borders of the European Union.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
staffingindustry.com | Sharon Thomas
Senior Editorial Director Sharon Thomas’ journey with Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) began in 2001 when she joined the then-Los Altos, California-based company as an associate editor. She left in 2005 due to a family relocation and began freelancing the following year, ultimately rejoining the staff in 2012. Today, she serves as senior editorial director, collaborating with members of the editorial department in the creation and production of its suite publications.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
cwstrategies.staffingindustry.com | Sharon Thomas
A Tennessee manufacturer of outdoor power equipment components has been fined $296,951 related to its use of child labor and must set aside $1.5 million to benefit children it employed illegally. Tuff Torq Corp. — which produces components for such companies as John Deere, Toro and Yamaha — has also been ordered to stop employing children illegally.
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
cwstrategies.staffingindustry.com | Sharon Thomas
The Department of Homeland Security proposed new rules to strengthen protections for temporary workers through the H-2A temporary agricultural and H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker programs. In a notice of proposed rulemaking published Sept. 18, the agency seeks in part to enhance existing protections against employer-imposed fees, extend to H-2 workers whistleblower protections available to those in the H-1B visa program and make H-2 portability permanent.
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Aug 9, 2023 | 
cwstrategies.staffingindustry.com | Sharon Thomas
Canada introduced a three-year pilot program Aug. 8 that would incentivize employers to follow worker-protection rules by making it easier for them to hire temporary foreign workers. Randy Boissonnault, minister of employment, workforce development and official languages, announced the Recognized Employer Pilot program, which is part of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
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Aug 9, 2023 | 
cwstrategies.staffingindustry.com | Stephen Clancy |Sharon Thomas
Since the landmark Vizcaino v. Microsoft case of the 1990s, where plaintiffs successfully sued Microsoft Corp. to participate in the company’s benefits plan, contingent workforce programs have sought to avoid co-employment risk. Among their strategies: instituting term limits, distinguishing contingent workers from employees via distinct badges and precluding participation in team activities.
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Jul 26, 2023 | 
cwstrategies.staffingindustry.com | Sharon Thomas
An Ontario appeal court in June upheld damages awarded to an independent contractor whose fixed-term contract did not include a termination clause, Law Times reported. According to court documents, Metro Freightliner Hamilton Inc. et al contracted with Antonio Monterosso, an independent contractor truck driver for a 72-month term, effective March 7, 2017. Metro Freightliner terminated Monterosso’s services without cause on Nov. 22, 2017. Monterosso sued for the remaining 65 months of the contract.
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Apr 5, 2023 | 
cwstrategies.staffingindustry.com | Sharon Thomas
A Grubhub driver’s misclassification win could have a big impact on the gig economy despite the small financial award, plus other joint employment and misclassification cases. Grubhub. Grubhub driver Raef Lawson was awarded only $65.11 when a US magistrate judge found the delivery company misclassified him as an independent contractor. But the ruling could have a big impact on the gig economy, Bloomberg reported.
