Like so many back-office tasks associated with employing workers on a contract basis, assigning workers’ compensation classification codes to contractors is a task mired in complicated rules and exceptions. Common sense may tell you that all you need to know…

If you are providing contractors under a federal contract or operate in certain states and you are running your own back-office, you may be required to run those contractors through E-Verify, an online system which checks information contractors provide on…

If you are unsure whether a contract employee should be classified as exempt from overtime regulations or nonexempt, it will likely be harder to get definitive answers from the Department of Labor (DOL). According to a March 24 statement from…

The economy hasn’t rebounded from the recession nearly as quickly as anyone would have hoped, but every week it seems like there are at least some signs of life. This week, the sign comes from a USA Today article that…

(This is the sixth in a series of blogs that addresses some of the most commonly held myths about contracting.) The Myth: Direct (perm) recruiters only do direct (perm) placements. The Truth: Many recruiters who previously only worked direct placements…

(This is the fifth in a series of blogs that addresses some of the most commonly held myths about contracting.) The Myth: Contract staffing is so different from direct (perm) placements that it requires different skills. The Truth: The only…