As government agencies increasingly work together to stop 1099 Independent Contractor (IC) misclassification, it is more important than ever that your clients correctly classify their workers. The IRS provides a test that can be applied to determine proper classification, and…

If you offer contract staffing, you are undoubtedly concerned about the upcoming employer mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) and how it may affect your firm. Depending how many full-time employees you have (counting both in-house and…

When it comes to running contractor background checks, federal law isn’t the only thing to consider. A growing number of states and localities have their own laws for criminal background checks. It is important that you ensure your background checks…

(Originally posted 1/15/2013, updated 11/4/2014) With email and social networks (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, etc.), there are plenty of ways to reach clients these days. However, many recruiters find that nothing works quite as well as the old fashioned phone call….

Forget about ghosts and goblins. When it comes to running your own in-house contract staffing back-office, there are very real risks that can keep any recruiter up at night. Here are just some of the scary details to fear: Worker misclassification — Government…

Contractor drug testing used to be fairly cut and dry. Generally, if a contractor tested positive, you could terminate them or rescind a job offer based on that positive test.  Now with the legalization of marijuana in several states, contractor drug testing has…