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The American Staffing Association today announced that National Recruiting Consultants founder and chief executive officer DeLibra Wesley is the newest appointee to its board of directors. Before founding National Recruiting Consultants, which focuses on staffing in K-12 special education departments, Wesley was a fixture in the health care staffing industry for nearly two decades, eventually… More ›

Majority Says Employees Are Entitled to Co-Workers’ Vaccination Status Nearly six in 10 U.S. adults (57%) believe employees should be required to wear a mask when working at an on-site work location, even after being vaccinated for Covid-19, according to results from the latest American Staffing Association Workforce Monitor® online survey conducted from June 10–14… 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 ›

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2Q 2021 Revenue Expected to Rise 20% Staffing jobs declined 3.7% in the first quarter of 2021 from the same period in 2020, while temporary and contract staffing sales increased 5.2% year-to-year—totaling $33.8 billion in the first quarter of 2021. “Staffing firms are currently on the front lines helping America address a new crisis—millions of… More ›

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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 ›

The American Staffing Association today announced a partnership with the National Safety Council to highlight and promote temporary and contract worker health and safety during the 25th annual National Safety Month. Throughout the month of June, ASA will share tips and best practices to help members and stakeholders ensure workplace safety and contain the spread… More ›