Archive for the ‘Solo W-2, Inc.’ Category
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
IBM's "Gold Standard" is Not Enough --
I am always amazed when I read reports of how this big company or that big company has a particularly great retirement plan. Why? Because no big company -- I repeat, NO BIG COMPANY -- has a retirement plan that comes even close to being great. Companies simply ...
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Thursday, June 25th, 2009
The Old Worker-Status Horror Story --
In the hackneyed "dog-bites-man" version of the old worker-status horror story, a court of law reclassifies a company's contract workers as regular employees. The court then orders the company to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes, penalties and interest to the government. ...
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Monday, May 18th, 2009
There Ought to be a Law --
A reader of an earlier blog entry asked, "Can billing rate disclosure be enforced by law? Is there a way to promote change legally?"
Yes, there is a way to promote change legally. State or federal legislators can pass laws requiring staffing agencies to disclose the ...
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Three Strikes And You're Out, Mr. Preston
Rob Preston, VP and Editor in Chief of Information Week, wrote an editorial piece titled "Down To Business: What If Major League Baseball Had H-1B Caps?" (Posted online May 9, 2009 12:00 AM. From the May 11, 2009 issue).
In his article, Mr. Preston attempts ...
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Busting the Myth That Staffing Agencies Are Free --
In earlier posts, I have examined - and busted - the industry-promulgated myth that staffing agencies charge no fee to help independent professionals find a temporary job. I have shown that staffing agencies charge a very high hidden fee and that, in ...
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
Statistics Breakthrough by Canadian Agency
Statistics Canada is the official government agency that "produces statistics that help Canadians better understand their country — its population, resources, economy, society and culture." In addition to conducting a census every five years, Statistics Canada conducts about 350 active surveys on virtually all aspects of Canadian ...
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Temporary Help Agencies are Very Expensive --
Let's say that you are an independent professional and you work on temporary projects under the terms of a contract that you negotiate and sign with your clients. Let's say also that you bill $100 per hour for your consulting services.
You are an independent ...
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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Help, I Fell Down and I Can't Get Up! --
Somebody send Barry Asin, EVP and Chief Analyst for Staffing Industry Analysts, Inc., a medical alert device right away! He just fell down on the issue of staffing firm charges and I'm afraid he can't get up.
Asin writes in his blog ...
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Leading Indicators --
I recall hearing a pundit explain that a rally in the stock market typically leads a rally in the general economy by about six months, and an up-tic in the general economy leads an increase in hiring by another six months. So, if you are unemployed, a rise ...
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Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Where Are the Tech Jobs in the USA?
Chances are, they are not in Silicon Valley! Yep, that's right. If you are an independent professional in the tech industry, your best bet to land work is in the Washington D.C. or New York City metropolitan areas. According to the most recent monthly ...
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