On January 1, Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 and prevented the U.S. from going over the impending “fiscal cliff”.

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Although processing payroll may seem as easy as printing a check. You should be aware of the many complexities that come with being an employer. The laws have become so complex that keeping up on the changing rules for each state requires extensive time and resources. The following are some of the areas that you need to be concerned with when processing payroll for your contingent workers.…

Reuters reported last week that temporary labor suppliers are seeing an increasing number of temporary and project based contingent workers hired as internal, direct hire employees.



In fact, larger staffing firms estimate that around 40% of the contingent workers they place on assignment eventually convert to direct hire employees.  However, this suggests that the remaining 60% of these workers - filling flexible positions - are likely to retain that…

Last week, The Washington Post reported that more than a quarter of people who have found jobs since the recession have landed temporary positions. This finding was based on government data, although private estimates are typically a lot higher – in fact, Staffing Industry Analysts claim that 91% of total nonfarm job growth from June 2009 through June 2011 came from the temporary staffing industry.…

To minimize contingent workforce risks, the temporary staffing company needs to behave like the employer of the contingent worker – which means going over and above…