Compliance & Risk Management

When communicating with employees about Covid-19 vaccination, firms should: Provide clear, thorough, and correct information about vaccination. Misinformation not only threatens vaccination efforts, but also undermines public trust in vaccines. While geared to essential workers, the CDC has put together a Covid-19 vaccine toolkit to help employers educate employees, including materials for communicating with employees… More ›

While the start of 2021 ushered in plenty of change in Washington, DC, the same could not be said when it came to state capitols across the country. On the federal level, president Joe Biden took the oath of office on Jan. 20, giving Democrats control of the White House and Congress for the first… More ›

After years of effort by ASA, the Ohio Staffing & Search Association (an ASA-affiliated chapter), and allies in the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, the Ohio legislature quietly and without public fanfare repealed the state sales tax on employment services. The repeal provision, which was part of a massive state budget bill, was signed into law… More ›

As the California legislature approached its deadline for moving bills from the house of origin to the second house, advocacy efforts led by ASA, its affiliated chapter California Staffing Professionals, and California lobbyist Mike Robson of Edelstein Gilbert Robson & Smith LLC were instrumental in derailing two California bills that would have had a major… More ›

Last week, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a new law aimed at ensuring temporary worker safety in the construction and manufacturing industries. The law requires host employers to review the safety training provided by staffing firms, document and inform staffing firms about the site-specific hazards temporary workers may face, and train temporary workers on any… More ›

Launches Vaccine Literacy Web Microsite for Employers As part of efforts to lead the U.S. staffing and recruiting industry’s response to the pandemic, the American Staffing Association this week launched a Covid-19 vaccine literacy microsite. The site provides a variety of resources all employers—not just staffing agencies—can use to engage and educate their workforces about… More ›

The 2021 ASA Staffing Law Conference, to be held virtually April 29–30, will address the most critical legal issues specific to the U.S. staffing and recruiting industry, including those resulting from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. New this year, the conference will feature Super Sessions—deeper dives into timely legal topics allowing more time for discussion. The… More ›

The American Staffing Association today released this statement to the news media from Edward A. Lenz, Esq., senior legal counsel: Temporary employees of staffing agencies have been on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic since its first days helping to ensure the flow of essential goods and services, including vital health care services to… More ›