Topic
Temporary Workers
173 published works
Labor & Employment Insights
Easing Joint Pain: Tips on Managing Joint-Employer Status
By John W. Hargrove, Jennifer M. Trulock
The Dangers of Joint Employment Employers sometimes are named in employment litigation or agency investigations for employees who never actually were on their payroll. All sorts of uncomfortable issues, such…
Global Workplace Insider
New admission regime in labour-leasing market
By Wijnand Blom, Carlo van Haasteren, Selma Jonker
The Provision of Personnel (Accreditation) Act (Wet toelating terbeschikkingstelling van arbeidskrachten, Wtta) introduces a new admission regime for temporary employment agencies and other companies that make workers available to third…
Global Workplace Insider
New rules for temporary agency workers and employment agencies
By Wijnand Blom
The new collective Labour agreement (CLA) for temporary agency workers took effect on 1 January 2026. From that date, agency workers are entitled to employment conditions equivalent to those of…
Global Workplace Insider
Supreme Court: temporary agency work must truly be temporary
By Wijnand Blom
The Dutch Supreme Court has recently confirmed that temporary agency work must, by definition, have a temporary nature, as required by the European Temporary Agency Work Directive. This ruling is…
The Korean Law Blog
Korean “Temporary Worker” Right to Employment Security under the Korean Labor Standards Act
By Sean Hayes
A Korean court ruled that even if a worker is 55 years of age or older and hired as a temporary worker, the right to contract renewal is “continuously recognized…
Global Workplace Insider
New licensing obligations for temporary employment
By Wijnand Blom
The Dutch Labour Supply Licensing Act will introduce a mandatory licensing system for companies that supply temporary workers. This legislation will affect both staffing agencies and the companies that hire…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
H-2B Cap Met for Second Half of FY 2025; Options Still Exist for Employers Seeking Temporary Workers
By By: Marissa E. Cwik, Larkin Dykstra
Quick Hits USCIS announced that the second half of the H-2B cap was met for FY 2025 on March 5, 2025. The announcement stated that cap-subject H-2B petitions received on…
Immigration Blog
Navigating the New H-2A and H-2B Rule: What Employers and Workers Need to Know
By Benjamin Lau, Jessica Feinstein, Elizabeth A. Evans
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a Final Rule for the H-2A and H-2B temporary worker programs that will become effective on Jan. 17, 2025. The Rule is…
Who Is My Employee?
Get Skinny in 2025: Adopt a Handbook Just for Temps
Everyone has New Year’s Resolutions. Except me. My wife asks me every year, and every year I politely decline. She doesn’t like when I do that. Some people pledge to…
Immigration Blog
Nearly 65,000 H-2B Visas Released: What Employers Need to Know
The Department of Homeland Security has released an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary visas for non-agricultural workers. The additional visas will help employers in hospitality, tourism, landscaping, construction, seafood processing, and…