SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A group of temporary staffing agencies and their trade associations are asking a federal court to block enforcement of a new state law that governs how day laborers and temp ...

Temporary employment is on the rise, and may become a much larger feature of the recovering economy. We look at the potential consequences, which may be very different for blue-collar workers than ...

Hospitals across the country continue to battle tight operating margins, a sweeping workforce shortage and high labor costs. To help weather this storm, Northwell Health recently adopted a new system ...

Staffing shortages and high-cost temporary labor continue to challenge US hospitals. Major chain Tenet Health said last week that labor costs ate away at its third-quarter finances. It missed Wall ...

Temporary workers were hit with 49,000 job losses in June, more than any other industry, and a possible sign the labor market is poised to cool significantly in the months ahead. The decline, ...