It appears the Department of Labor (DOL) will once again be focusing on worker misclassification in 2013. Staffing Industry Analysts recently reported that the DOL plans to commission a $1.9 million study to determine if workers have knowledge of their…

As job creation in the professional arena continues to drive the economic recovery, the Business Professional and Support Staff sector is becoming one of the hottest areas for contract staffing. According to Top Echelon Contracting’s (TEC) 2012 statistics, Business Professional and…

Updated August 4, 2014 Employers are scrambling to find ways to avoid the dreaded “employer mandate” of the healthcare reform law, but those who think independent contractors are the answer should be aware of the danger of using independent contractors to avoid Obamacare….

Ok, so you’ve made the contract placement and your candidate has been working for a couple of weeks.  Now what? If you have outsourced their employment to a contract staffing back-office, there’s really not anything else you HAVE to do,…

If you have been in the recruiting industry for any length of time, you are probably familiar with what is known as the “unemployed mindset” – the tendency of employers to prefer currently employed candidates over those who are unemployed. This mindset…

While employers across the nation are grumbling about healthcare reform, you may just end up rejoicing if you are working the healthcare niche. A recent Staffing Industry Analysts report predicts that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), better…