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 such hazards. If a temporary worker’s job tasks or work location change and new hazards may be encountered, the host employer must inform the staffing firm and employees and must ensure that updated training and personal protective equipment are provided, as necessary.
The law also makes clear that staffing firms must inquire about the work site employer’s health and safety practices and job hazards prior to placement of temporary workers. In the event a staffing firm becomes aware of job hazards that are not mitigated, it must make the host employer aware and, if the hazards are not corrected, remove temporary workers from the assignment.
The law was drafted by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. Given that passage was all but certain, the American Staffing Association, lobbyist Melissa Gombosky, and members of the ASA employee safety committee worked with L&I to remove unnecessary and overly burdensome requirements.
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chapter), and allies in the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, the Ohio legislature quietly and without public fanfare repealed the state sales tax on employment services.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 ›
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LandrumHR, a full-service professional employment organization and human capital firm headquartered in Pensacola, FL, has earned the Safety Standard of Excellence® mark from the American Staffing Association. The program, developed by ASA and the National Safety Council, promotes industry-wide safety best practices. By participating in the Safety Standard of Excellence program, staffing agencies, their temporary… More ›
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This webinar is part of a 3-part compliance best practices series for industrial staffing: View the webinar recording for Keeping Your Workers Safe and Your Firm Compliant, Part 1 Feb. 19, 2-3:30 pm ET: Keeping Your Workers Safe and Your Firm Compliant, Part 2 Highlights Safety is always a challenge for the… More ›
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Thursday, Feb. 27 12:30–5:15 p.m. Central time Offices of Tricom 9700 W. Higgins Rd Rosemont, IL 60018 Learn more Cost to Attend: ISSA members: $99 (initial registrant of member company) ISSA additional members: (from same company as initial registrant) $59 Nonmembers: $159 Who Should Attend Staffing professionals, owners, executives, and HR professionals in the state… More ›
The World Employment Confederation Outlines Policy Recommendations to Reduce Disparity Between Global Supply and Demand, Leading to Better Functioning Labor Markets More ›
Staffing firm clients have increasingly adopted policies limiting the length of assignment of staffing firm workers as way to protect against the kind of “retro-benefits” claims faced by Microsoft. Some client policies appear to be based on the erroneous belief that, after working for a certain period of time, staffing firm employees are automatically eligible for coverage under the client’s benefits plans. To help dispel some of the common misperceptions, ASA has developed an issue paper that discusses the basic principles of law that apply to employee benefit plans and the steps clients can take to avoid retro-benefits exposure. More ›
