Love it or hate it, E-Verify is sticking around for at least another three years. E-Verify is the online federal system that checks information from an employee’s Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) against records from the Social Security Administration and Department of…

The leaves may be changing, but for the time being, the High-Low per diem rates are not. The IRS has determined that High-Low Substantiation Method per diem rates for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, which began on October 1, will remain the…

If you are only targeting younger people for contract positions, you may be missing the boat. According to a recent Reuters article citing an MBO Partners survey, 40% of temporary/contract workers are ages 50 and over. Ten percent are over 65….

Top Echelon® Contracting recently had the opportunity to sponsor and exhibit at the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS) Conference in San Antonio, Texas.  The one overwhelming theme of the conference is that the work environment is changing and that contract staffing is…

Healthcare professionals are going to need more than just medical knowledge to get many of today’s jobs. In fact, the most common skill requested in healthcare job ads has little to do with medicine.  It’s the ability to manage Electronic Medical…

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) takes over the enforcement of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), employers will be required to use a new version of the FCRA Summary of Rights when conducting background checks, according to an article by…