Staffing Client Sues Supplier over Unauthorized Temps

Staffing Client Sues Supplier over Unauthorized Temps

A California electronics manufacturer agreed to work with a staffing firm, but difficulties emerged when the company sought to hire the staffing firm’s workers onto their own payroll.     During interviews with the staffing firm’s employees, several of the employees told the company’s supervisor that they did not want to convert to full-time status with the company. When pressed further, it was disclosed that the staffing firm workers were concerned that they did not have the “proper documentation” to become […]

Wisconsin Boasts Record Job Numbers

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) reported a record 3,053,300 total nonfarm jobs in January 2025, based on preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  According to a news release from DWD, Wisconsin’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.2%. That rate is still 0.8 percentage points below the national unemployment rate, which is 4.0%. The state’s labor force participation rate remained steady at 65.9%, which is also better than the national rate of 62.6%.  Construction jobs in Wisconsin […]