Doris Ruiz, of Minneapolis, MN and owner of Olen Staff Company, was charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and ten counts of failure to account for and pay over federal employment taxes. The indictment alleges that from 2005 to 2007 Ruiz diverted $152,292.44 in payroll taxes by instructing employees to stop preparing tax return forms. If convicted, she faces up to five years in prison for each count. [United States Department of Justice]
Habib Noor has acquired Global Empire LLC, DBA Global Healthcare Group (GHG), a leading healthcare staffing company based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. [California Newswire]
Randstad US Professionals is pleased to name Steve McMahan executive vice president of corporate services based in the company’s Massachusetts headquarters. [Market Watch]
End of year or holiday work party may have alcohol: Keep it classy. CareerDiva offers tips on how to handle a work party situation. [CareerDiva]
TeamLease, through its subsidiary Indian Institute of Job Training (IIJT) and Wadhwani Foundation, have partnered to train and recruit about 2,000 people with disabilities (PwDs) across the country. [The Hindu Business Line]
Hospira commits $300M to make troubled N.C. plant FDA compliant. Hospira has 153 Rocky Mount job openings, with more expected in the coming year, said Ali Ghiassi, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based account manager for staffing firm Aerotek, which has been contracted to coordinate hiring. Hospira wants to make 20 to 25 priority hires for permanent positions by December 19, Ghiassi said. Kelly Scientific Resources is handling hiring of contract workers for the site. [MedCity News]
Amazon.com, Inc. announced that it is seeking to hire thousands of temporary positions at its Fernley and Las Vegas, Nevada fulfillment centers for the holiday season. For more information on positions in Fernley, contact Integrity Staffing Solutions at 775-562-3705 or online at www.integrityjobsreno.com [Market Watch]
The Indiana based health and nurse staffing company, Alpha-Care is scheduled to move downtown in February. [Mena FN]
A group of Illinois warehouse workers has accused two staffing firms of failing to pay employees for the hours they worked. [Chicago Business News]
Hiring Demand Skyrockets to New Highs in Omaha. [Wanted Analytics]
Unemployment down in three-quarters of US states. [Randstad]
Apple is reportedly looking into hiring out a recruiting firm to find solid talent. [9 to 5 Mac]
A former doctor convicted of fraud but acquitted of arson in the fire that destroyed Saratoga Winners is now filing for bankruptcy. Akiva D. Abraham states in the filing that he has no job, is not on unemployment and has no source of income. Abraham owes more than $300,000 to workers at an employment agency for nurses he once owned, First Call Staffing. [The Times Union]
