Over the weekend I read an interesting article about a fledgling industry referred to as “e-labor.” The article predicts this new way of engaging freelance workers is growing and “…its success will mirror that of e-commerce…” Source: The Economist print edition, May 13, 2010. http://www.economist.com/business-finance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=16116919 What is E Labor (e-labour)? It is a form of [...]
Last time I critiqued a website article published by a contingent work force vender company. This is part 2 of that series. The website article cited a University of Arizona study but failed to provide full information about the study and then gave bad advice if you employ highly skilled professionals. I have analyzed this [...]
I recently read an article on a website that gave bad advice for those who employ highly skilled professionals-especially independent contractors. The flawed article was based on a University of Arizona study. I won’t cite the author, or organization, publishing the web article; however, we tracked down the original University of Arizona study and a [...]
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle recently signed into law two pieces of legislation significantly increasing the risks of misclassifying employees. The two laws are Senate Bill 672, and Assembly Bill 929. With these new laws Wisconsin is joining the federal government and most states across the nation in getting tougher on misclassifications of workers. These new [...]
If you search the web you’ll find no shortage of news stories about how the economy is beginning to pick up, albeit slowly, and that many businesses who had downsized last year are beginning to replenish their labor force. For example: CareerBuilder/USA Today surveyed 2,924 hiring managers and reported 26% of employers have already started [...]
The already huge U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is asking Congress for $116.5 billion in funding and 17,800 full-time employees for fiscal year 2011 budget. During a recent budget hearing, (conducted by the House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies) Labor Secretary Hilda Solis testified that in addition [...]
The two thousand plus page Health Care and Reconciliation Bills are complex and rich with provisions that will take time to be fully discovered. In this article I’ll explore some of the new taxes, fines and penalty provisions that affect employers and their workers. Many of the provisions do not take effect immediately, but are [...]
Last week I attended the 2010 Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) Executive Forum in Las Vegas. This year’s conference (now in its 19th year) had a theme of “The Upside of the Downturn…Thriving in a Brave New Staffing World.” More than 500 senior executives from staffing, consulting, and human capital services firms gathered for three days [...]
I’m seeing an increased number of businesses being audited for worker misclassifications by both state and federal agencies. In the past several months I’ve encountered a significant increase in the number of businesses who are currently being audited for employment taxes and misclassified workers by the IRS or a state employment tax agency. Oftentimes they [...]
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