The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed at least 10 actions against staffing agencies for hiring discrimination in its just-closed fiscal year, following through on a broader promise to crack down on “non-traditional” employment arrangements that may carry into its next enforcement plan.
The EEOC’s enforcement surge comes as staffing and temp agencies are called on to fill gaps in a tight labor market. Staffing agency sales jumped by 20% in 2021 after a dip during the initial Covid-19 lockdowns, according to the American Staffing Association.
The presence of a “middleman” in the form of a staffing agency can make ...
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