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In a 5–4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. ASA will present a Webinar for members, July 12 at 2 p.m. Eastern time, to update staffing firms on efforts by the association to mitigate the effects of the employer provisions on the staffing industry. Registration details to come. More ›

In an effort to promote workplace injury prevention, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health published a fact sheet to help clarify staffing firms’ and their clients’ responsibilities for ensuring a safe work site for temporary employees. More ›

ASA has filed comments with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services addressing proposed changes to the Form I-9. ASA comments are intended to confirm that staffing firms can continue to complete the Form I-9 at the time a candidate consents to be included in the staffing firm’s roster of temporary employees irrespective of the time the individual actually begins work. More ›

The California Supreme Court, in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, held that employers must provide their nonexempt employees with 30-minute meal breaks but need not ensure that the employees actually stop working during those breaks. ASA has published an issue paper discussing the case and analyzing the effect of the ruling on staffing firms. More ›

The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court is fascinating in many ways. It was one of the most highly anticipated employment law cases in the last decade and provides significant clarifications regarding both California’s meal and rest period rules, and the standards relating to class certification. More ›

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have issued formal requests for comment on certain employer requirements under the Affordable Care Act. In this round of requests, the government is asking for input on several issues, including the process for verifying an individual’s eligibility for tax credits to purchase insurance coverage through state-based health insurance exchanges, and employers’ obligation to provide an annual report to the IRS on the employees covered under their health plans and the details of such coverage. Comments are due June 11. More ›

The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement has issued revised answers to frequently asked questions about, and a revised model wage notice form for complying with, a law that requires employers to provide certain wage and other information to employees at the time of hire. The new law took effect Jan. 1. It’s the second time the state DLSE has revised the FAQs and notice form. More ›

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in California, has ruled that a former employee of a search and placement firm, who persuaded the firm’s current employees to access its computer data for the purpose of helping him set up a competing business, could not be criminally prosecuted under the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. More ›

The city of Washington, DC, and the state of Oregon recently enacted laws that prohibit employers and employment agencies from discriminating against job applicants based on their status as unemployed. New Jersey had previously enacted such a law, and similar legislation is pending in Arizona, Illinois, Nebraska, New York, and Michigan. More ›

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is seeking public comments on proposed revisions to its Form I-9. Because of ambiguity with respect to several proposed language changes, ASA will submit comments to confirm that staffing firms can continue to complete the Form I-9 at the time a candidate consents to be included in the staffing firm’s roster of temporary employees, irrespective of the time the individual actually begins work. Public comments are due May 29. More ›