Don’t miss your chance to learn about the various ASA award programs during today’s ASAPro webinar “Tips on Submitting ASA Award Entries: Care, VOICE, and National Staffing Employee of the Year.” It takes place 3–4 p.m. Eastern time.

This webinar does not qualify for continuing education hours toward ASA certification renewal. Register online at americanstaffing.net.

Are you currently studying for the Certified Staffing Professional^® or Technical Services Certified^SM exam? Did you recently pass the exam? Or are you just starting your research on the credentials that ASA offers?

ASA strives to bring you the most current information regarding state and federal labor and employment laws. Each year, the ASA certification team works closely with the law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP to review which state laws have changed within the past year and update ASA certification online exams and study materials.

See if the laws in your state have changed when you’re studying for the CSP^® or TSC^SM exam. If you have already passed the exam, refer to americanstaffing.net to stay up-to-date on your state’s laws.

More than 6,000 staffing professionals across the U.S. have earned the CSP or TSC credential. If you are not ASA certified, now is the perfect time to join them by earning an ASA designation—the only staffing industry certification based on current state and federal employment.

The new direct hire certification program, specifically designed for search and placement professionals, will focus on federal employment laws specific to recruiters and on state licensing and registration laws applicable to direct hire firms. ASA will release study tools, a practice exam, and the online exam for the CSC^SM credential next month at the ASA Staffing Law Conference in Washington, DC, May 7–8. (The 2013 ASA Staffing Law Conference has sold out, but ASA members may purchase recordings of the sessions.)

If you have questions about ASA certification, contact ASA at asacertification@americanstaffing.net or 703-253-2020.

Next month, ASA will launch a powerful online resource that will change how staffing companies access industry supplier information and make important purchasing decisions. ASA Marketplace, a feature-rich, interactive, searchable website, will allow users to find supplier products and services in various categories by using a host of tools. Stay tuned for more information about the ASA Marketplace. There’s never been anything like it in the staffing business.

Suppliers to the staffing industry should contact Antoinette Dixon at 703-253-1142 or adixon@americanstaffing.net or Bob Jonas at 703-253-1169 or rjonas@americanstaffing.net for listing details.

Have you worked with a standout temporary or contract employee in the past year? Why not give your top employees the recognition they deserve by nominating them to be the 2014 National Staffing Employee of the Year?

The ASA National Staffing Employee of the Year award, sponsored by ASA corporate partner First Staff Benefits, honors a staffing firm candidate whose story best captures the industry’s key messages—jobs, flexibility, bridge, choice, and training. The 2014 honoree receives deluxe travel accommodations to Staffing World^® 2013, Oct. 8–10 in Orlando, FL, plus a travel gift certificate; is recognized during National Staffing Employee Week, Sept. 16–21, 2013; and is featured in a cover story in Staffing Success magazine.

All nominations must be received by Aug. 1. For more information about the National Staffing Employee of the Year program and to fill out a nomination form, visit americanstaffing.net.