According to a recent USA Today article, the government’s crackdown on the misclassification of W-2 Employees as Independent Contractors is threatening to slow the growth of contractors and freelancers in the workforce. Many employers, reluctant to hire full-time workers while…

Disappearing pensions, the stock market crash, inadequate savings, and uncertainty over the future of Social Security mean that many people will have to put off retirement or work after they have signed off from their traditional, full-time jobs. According to…

Need a little inspiration going into a new year when job orders are still scarce and the economy is anything but certain? Look no further than the Top Echelon Network’s recent profile of recruiter Bob Small of Carroll Technology Services,…

One of the hottest topics on Top Echelon Contracting‘s blog over the past year has been the government’s crackdown on employers who misclassify W-2 Employees as Independent Contractors to avoid employment costs such as unemployment, workers’ compensation, payroll taxes, and…

The IRS recently increased the standard mileage rate employees can be reimbursed for using their personal vehicles for business purposes. The new rate for 2011 is $.51 per mile. That is an increase of one penny over 2010′s rate of…

As we have reported several times in this blog, contract staffing has continued to grow even as the overall job market has failed to rebound from the recent recession. In light of this trend, Human Resources Executive Online has published…