Compliance & Risk Management

The ASA Affordable Care Act Cost Calculator for Staffing is exclusively for ASA Members. Maybe it’s time to join! Or if you’re already a member, please log in. ASA has developed this valuable interactive tool aimed at helping staffing companies calculate potential costs under health care reform. This worksheet helps your firm determine your “play or pay”… More ›

I want to help support the staffing industry’s legislative efforts by contributing to StaffingPAC. StaffingPAC All-Star Council $5,000 and over for individual contributions. Entitles contributor to all Industry Leader Council benefits, plus additional special events and privileges. Industry Leader Council $1,500 and over for individual contributions. Entitles contributor to participate in special events. $3,000 and… More ›

Opportunities for staffing firms to secure work from the federal government—how it works, plus resources to get started. From the members of ASA. More ›

The first authoritative, professional template for firms that provide recruiting, search, and placement services to use as a model in preparing client agreements. The model offers recruiting firms a basic agreement plus extensive optional provisions—along with detailed explanations as to their purpose and use—to afford great flexibility in tailoring the documents to particular client circumstances. More ›

To help staffing firms in the professional sector protect their businesses, representatives from the ASA professional section have developed a model agreement. This agreement is not intended as legal advice. It provides suggested language only, and modification may be necessary or desirable in particular cases. Before using this form or any of its provisions, staffing firms are strongly urged to seek the advice of competent legal counsel. More ›

Similar to other ASA model contracts, the health care staffing model agreement is based on the principle of “Whose business is it?”—that each party is responsible for the risks associated with its own business, and that each party has a duty to indemnify the other only for those risks. This agreement also addresses health care staffing firms’ needs—it includes a list of documents to maintain for each assigned employee and the types and limits of insurance the staffing firm will carry. The agreement also contains alternative language for traveler positions. Additionally, the sector agreement includes optional provisions for investigation of Medicare or Medicaid fraud, cancellations, and minimum hours per week. More ›

This document is intended for use where a written contract with the client already exists. It is designed to “correct” the existing agreement by overriding unduly broad or inappropriate indemnity language without affecting the basic provisions of the contract. More ›