Verbal Recruiting Agreement Leads to Fee Litigation Between Recruiters
        
                    A California lawsuit filed by physician recruiter Levison Search Associates ("Levison") against Healthcare Recruitment Link, LLC ("HRL") illustrates the perils of verbal recruiting agreements. What makes this case unusual is that it is not your typical client-recruiter dispute. 
        
        
     
    
                
    
            
            
    
        Florida Case Illustrates Risk of Engaging a New Client
        
                    Ring the bell, you just landed a new big account! Congratulations, but your celebration will be quickly canceled if that shiny new client doesn't pay you.  
        
        
     
    
                
    
            
            
    
        Friday Roundup
        
                    The action continues in courts across the nation: Beacon Hill, Cross Country Healthcare, and Kelly. 
        
        
     
    
                
    
            
            
    
        US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OBTAINS JUDGMENT TO RECOVER $9.3M IN BACK WAGES FOR 1,756 WORKERS MISCLASSIFIED BY PHILADELPHIA STAFFING COMPANY
        
                    US Healthcare and its owner admit to not paying overtime to healthcare workers and agree to Consent Judgement
        
        
     
    
                
    
            
            
    
        EEOC Targets Staffing Firms in 2022
        
                    At least 12 staffing or recruiting firms were pursued directly by EEOC for alleged employment discrimination in the past year.
        
        
     
    
                
    
            
            
    
        Another Aerotek Client Runs Up the Tab
        
                    Who is minding the receivables at Aerotek?
        
        
     
    
                
    
            
            
    
        Recruiting Agency Awarded $3,640,132.60 in Lawsuit Against Former Employee
        
                    Non-compete case provides insights into Big Law recruiting. 
        
        
     
    
                
    
            
            
    
        Aerotek Trademark Suit Against Jobot Just the Tip of the Iceberg
        
                    Lawsuit appears to be just one front in a larger battle between the staffing giant and upstart Jobot.
        
        
     
    
                
    
            
            
    
        Mass Tempnapping In Progress!
        
                    Lawsuit alleges former Branch Manager flipped 36 temps on assignment to her new employer. 
        
        
     
    
                
    
            
            
    
        Barrett Business Systems Sues Two Competing Former Employees and Their Wives
        
                    On September 15, 2022, Seattle-based Barrett Business Systems launched an unfair competition suit in Washington state against two former employees, Charles Colmenero and Santiago Alejo. The complaint alleges that the former Area Manager and Recruiter "established a competing business, Repsel Associates, Inc. dba Personna Employer Services while working for
        
        
     
    
                
    
            
            
    
        Medical Marijuana and Background Checks
        
                    New York case illustrates the dilemma for staffing firms that follow client screening requirements.
        
        
     
    
                
    
            
            
    
        Even the Largest Staffing Firms Get Stiffed Sometimes
        
                    Aerotek Sues Florida Client for Unpaid Fees
        
        
     
    
                
    
            
            
    
        Gender Dysphoria Protected Under ADA - Fourth Circuit
        
                    Other Circuits Likely to Address the Question in Future Years
        
        
     
    
                
    
            
            
    
        Egon Zehnder Dodges Whistleblower Tax Fraud Claim
        
                    Nightmare scenario ends for global search firm as Federal Court approves nominal settlement payment to State of New York. Settlement unsuccessfully opposed by the whistleblower.