Given the ongoing uncertainty in the economic outlook, many U.S. employers are still reluctant to hire new employees. Increasingly, companies are meeting their staffing needs with temporary help. The wait-and-see approach to hiring can provide flexibility for both employer and employee, but Patricia Nemeth, partner in Detroit-based employment firm Nemeth Burwell, says tapping into the temp pool invites its own set of legal risks for companies.
According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were more than 2.5 million temp workers on nonfarm payrolls last month. The temporary staffing industry added more than 14,000 jobs from June to July and grew almost 13 percent in the last year.
