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Today’s Riddle: Should I Cap a Temp’s Service at 6 months? 12 months?
I like riddles. How could you not? Here are two. Answers are at the bottom of the post: 1. What has to be broken before you can use it?2. I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am...
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In the Staffing World, What Is MSP and VMS, and How Can they Help?
In 1979, my sister and I watched a kids’ movie called C.H.O.M.P.S., a “comic science fiction family film” (according to Wikipedia), which featured a Benji-lookalike border terrier named CHOMPS. Except...
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Snake & a Hawk: Illinois Passes Temp Worker Law, Imposes New Burdens on...
Not a hawk, but I like this picture I took in Utah a couple years ago A woman in Texas was mowing her lawn last month when she was suddenly attacked by a snake and a hawk — at the same time. The hawk...
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Who Pays for Reasonable Accommodations to Staffing Agency Workers? Ask Shorty.
[This was college move-in week, so I’m a bit behind on writing a new post for this week. Instead I’m re-posting a favorite from 2020. I like this tip for staffing agency agreements!] Suppose you’ve...
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Going to Rehab? Patients Can Still Be Employees, Says Court
Driving back from Ann Arbor after dropping off my youngest daughter at college, I decided it would be a good time to catch up on some albums I hadn’t heard in a while. Soon I settled on Amy...
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It’s Not Lemon Juice: Here’s the One Key Ingredient Missing from Your...
In 1995, a man robbed two Pittsburgh banks during the day. He wore no disguise and was easily identified by surveillance cameras and arrested. This surprised the man. The man was surprised because he...
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This Will Not Do! Health and Safety Rules May Create Joint Employment under...
Ginsberg’s Theorem is a parody of the laws of thermodynamics. Generally attributed to the poet Allen Ginsberg, it goes like this: There is a game. You can’t win. You can’t break even. You can’t even...
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This Will Not Do! Health and Safety Rules May Create Joint Employment under...
Ginsberg’s Theorem is a parody of the laws of thermodynamics. Generally attributed to the poet Allen Ginsberg, it goes like this: There is a game. You can’t win. You can’t break even. You can’t even...
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No Unions? No Escape: NLRB’s Joint Employer Rule Imposes New Risks on...
TikTok star Matthew Lani earned a substantial following as a 27-year old medical prodigy, having graduated high school at age 16 before becoming a doctor. He posted videos of himself walking through a...
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How to Handle Background Checks for Staffing Agency Workers (and Avoid a...
After a stolen SUV crashed in Wisconsin and its four occupants fled, one made the unfortunate decision to hide in a golf course port-a-potty. A golfer watched the events unfold and decided to take...
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I Wanna Take Your Hire: How to Control a Third Party’s Wages without Becoming...
When Sly and the Family Stone released “I Want to Take You Higher” in 1969, it was originally a B-side. The song took off, though, and became a Top 40 hit anyway. The song is an upbeat ode to how...
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Drink Up With This Tip to Save money in Your Staffing Agency Relationships
Five fisherman from Sri Lanka died last month after drinking the unknown liquid they found in bottles floating about 300 miles offshore. The fisherman reportedly believed the bottles contained foreign...
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Filled Up With Rules? Temp Worker Laws Are Still Being Challenged
Teacher, don’t you fill me up with your rules (fn1) Brownsville Station was a rock band formed in Ann Arbor in 1969. (Go Blue!) Their biggest hit, Smokin’ in the Boys Room, reached #3 on the Billboard...
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Better Than Stealing a Car: Updates to Illinois Temp Worker Law Should Help...
A Florida car thief may want to reconsider his career choice. A Miami Beach man walked back to his Corvette after a Starbucks run, only to find a wannabe thief trapped inside. The thief became trapped...
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