Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 29, 2008

 

 

Robert Half International Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   01-10427   94-1648752

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

2884 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA   94025
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (650) 234-6000

NO CHANGE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 29, 2008, Robert Half International Inc. issued a press release reporting earnings for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2007. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The foregoing information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such future filing.

Item 8.01    Other Events.

On December 6, 2004, Plaintiffs Ian O’Donnell and David Jolicoeur, on behalf of themselves and a putative class of salaried Staffing Managers, Account Executives and Account Managers, filed a complaint in Massachusetts Superior Court, later removed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, naming the Company and one of its wholly owned subsidiaries as Defendants. As previously reported, the Court allowed Plaintiffs to amend their complaint to add claims that the Company failed to pay its exempt employees on a “salary basis” as required by Massachusetts and federal law, but denied Plaintiffs’ first motion seeking conditional certification of their federal claims as a collective action on behalf of a group of Staffing Managers, Account Executives and Account Managers. The Plaintiffs later filed a second motion for conditional certification, which the Court denied on May 10, 2007. On January 9, 2008, the Court denied two other motions brought by the Plaintiffs, for reconsideration of the Court’s denial of conditional certification and for certification of that question to the First Circuit Court of Appeals. In the same January 9, 2008 decision, the Court also denied cross-motions for summary judgment on Plaintiffs’ salary basis claims. Finally, the Court reserved judgment regarding Plaintiffs’ motion for certification of a class based on state law claims, subject to further briefing by the parties. At this stage of the litigation, it is not feasible to predict its outcome or a range of loss, should a loss occur. Accordingly, no amounts have been provided in the accompanying financial statements. Reference is made to Note G to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) included in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007 for a complete description of this case.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

 

Exhibit  

     

Description    

99.1      Robert Half International Inc. January 29, 2008, Press Release.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  Robert Half International Inc.
Date: January 29, 2008   By:  

/s/    M. Keith Waddell

  Name:  

M. Keith Waddell

  Title:   Vice Chairman, President and Chief Financial Officer