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Recover Contingent Labor Invoice Overcharges To Finish 2017
Originally published on LinkedIn - November 29, 2017 (Article Link) Photo by Helloquence on Unsplash As 2017 comes to a close, most savings projects are wrapping up for the year. If you still want to make an impact for this year, I would recommend doing an...
New Law Holds Manufacturers Responsible for Light Industrial Temps: What Employers Need to Know
Big changes are coming to the way that manufacturers in Illinois interact with temporaries and temporary labor firms. On June 1 of this year, the amended Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Act goes into effect, legally requiring manufacturers for the first time to take...
The number of Americans working for themselves could triple by 2020
Americans are as eager to work as ever. Just no longer for somebody else. According to FreshBooks, a cloud-based accounting company that has conducted a study on self-employment for two years, the number of Americans working for themselves looks to triple-to 42 million people-by 2020.
Wisconsin Employers Now Subject to Tort Lawsuits for Temporary Workers' Workplace Injuries
On January 9, 2018, District III of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals held that temporary workers who are injured while working for their host employers have the right to elect either to claim workers' compensation benefits or to sue their host employers in tort.
The Hidden Consequences of a Growing Gig Workforce
In the employment firmament, their star is rising. They appear when you need them, go away when you don't, and there's always a long line of replacements ready to step in. Contract workers are in wide use today, and it's