In the current employment environment, you likely won’t have to tell many client companies what contractors can do for them. They already get it. They want the flexibility and cost savings that contract staffing offers and are actively pursuing contractors….

A year and a half after it was launched, the Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP) is not only still available, it has been expanded. Through the program, employers who voluntarily reclassifiy 1099 independent contractors (ICs) as W-2 employees will only…

Staffing firms are being brought into the ongoing debate about immigration reform. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, D-Iowa, is introducing legislation that would prohibit staffing firms from bringing in H-1B visa holders, according to Staffing Industry Analysts. Specifically, it forbids companies…

“There isn’t any money in the budget.” “We are under a hiring freeze right now.” How many times have you heard these objections? Or how about “We’d love to use you, but we just can’t afford the placement fee right…

A lack of qualified health IT professionals could prevent some healthcare providers from receiving government funding to implement Electronic Health Records (EHRs) at their facilities, according to Staffing Industry Analysts, citing data from a PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) Health Institute Report. The…

Recruiters who can satisfy ALL of their clients’ staffing needs as sole-source providers could find themselves in demand as companies look to streamline hiring processes. Just as employers utilize contractors to run leaner and cheaper, they are also looking to…