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Staffing News Of The Day, October 29, 2012

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October 29, 2012

Heidrick & Struggles reschedules Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Release and Conference call due to expected severe weather conditions. [NASDAQ]

Due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy, much of the Mid-Atlantic region is in a state of emergency. Therefore, ASA headquarters is closed. [ASA]

Cynthia Kinnas, president of Randstad Healthcare, was recently appointed to two key positions within the healthcare industry. Kinnas, an industry veteran with more than two decades of experience, will serve as president of the National Association of Travel Healthcare Organizations (NATHO), as well as chairman of the Healthcare Section Policy Council of the American Staffing Association (ASA). Both appointments will begin January 1, 2013. [MarketWatch]

First Choice Medical Staffing of Louisiana has won a major victory in its three-year legal battle with the Louisiana Workforce Commission. [Evangeline Today]

On Assignment Inc. beat earnings expectations in the third quarter thanks in part to the recent acquisition of a local competitor. [San Fernando Valley Business Journal]

Barnes Employment Group expands in Texas and California. [PRWeb]

Merrill gets flexible to woo top talent. [The Wall Street Journal]

Staffing News Of The Day, October 29, 2012

ABR Marks 25th Business Anniversary. [ABR]

A class action lawsuit claims that some employees of a Bethesda staffing agency were victims of “intentional schemes to deny them wages.” The complaint, filed Oct. 22 in U.S. District Court, accuses WMS Solutions, which also has offices in Baltimore, of violating state and federal regulations by making employees pay for job-related equipment and training out of pocket and not paying them for time spent in required training courses. [Gazette]

Presidential Debates at Work: Elect civility in these final days (and know your ‘voting leave’ law). [Business Management Daily]

Framingham’s Diversified Staffing works it out. [Metro West Daily News]

Cintas CEO sends email to employees condemning ObamaCare and over-regulation. [NewsBusters]

5 ways to kill your chances of a promotion. [AOL Jobs]

As elections near, employers review politics place in office. [The Ledger]

Five ways businesses are recruiting new workers. [Business 2 Community]

8 extreme budget Halloween costumes for the office. [NMR]

Power cuts to 10 million loom from U.S. Monster Storm: Energy. [SFGate]

Hurricane Sandy map shows storm’s path towards U.S. northeast. [Huffington Post]

Staffing News Of The Day, October 29, 2012

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