The Benefits of Building a National ADR Program: Staying Out of Court and Mitigating Risk

The California legislature has introduced two bills that, if enacted, will significantly change how employment claims are resolved under the state’s Private Attorneys General Act and create major new incentives for staffing companies to focus on compliance to reduce their exposure to such claims. The legislation is a result of negotiations between business groups, labor… More ›

In the California State Senate, ACA 6—a proposed constitutional amendment to the California constitution that would have limited the ability of the University of California system to contract for services—was defeated during a recent meeting of the elections and constitutional amendments committee. The UC system adamantly opposed the bill—with strong support from ASA and California… More ›

In Connecticut, Gov. Ned Lamont has signed into law HB 5005, a series of amendments to the state’s paid sick leave law. The amendments, including a recission of the exclusion of temporary employees from the state’s paid sick leave mandate, go into effect Jan 1. 2025. In 2012, Connecticut became the first state to enact… More ›

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently upheld an adverse decision against a legal recruiter, finding that he misappropriated trade secrets and violated restrictive covenants after leaving his former employer and using candidate and client information to place attorneys through his new employer. The appeals court affirmed the lower (district) court’s decision… More ›

In a major turn of events, California Assemblymember Matt Haney (D-San Francisco) has decided not to advance AB 2741, a bill that would have imposed new rules on employers and staffing agencies that place contracted workers in the state, and has amended the bill to remove all references to staffing, including conversion fees. The California… More ›

Earlier this year, the Iowa House of Representatives introduced HF 2391, a bill aimed at regulating temporary nurse staffing agencies. Among the provisions of the bill was language authorizing the state’s health department to “establish an annual rate schedule that shall be no greater than one hundred fifty percent of the statewide average wage paid… More ›

As the calendar hits August, most state legislatures have adjourned, and those that have not are in the process of wrapping up proceedings for the year. However, in New Jersey and Illinois, there is still plenty of work being done when it comes to both states’ recently passed temporary worker rights bills. New Jersey In… More ›

A federal court yesterday denied the staffing industry’s motion to enjoin the Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights Law enacted by the New Jersey legislature earlier this year. Despite finding that the law likely will result in irreparable harm to many staffing firms, the court held that the industry’s arguments that the law is unconstitutional were… More ›