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DeLibra Wesley Is the 2023 ASA Volunteer of the Year

ASA has named DeLibra Wesley, president and chief executive officer of Dallas-based National Recruiting Consultants, the 2023 Volunteer of the Year. The Volunteer of the Year award is selected through nominations from volunteer peers from across the country.

“DeLibra Wesley exemplifies the best of the staffing industry,” said Richard Wahlquist, ASA president and CEO. “DeLibra’s enthusiasm and passion for volunteering lifts up everyone around her. We thank her for all of her contributions to ASA and the staffing industry.”

As the leader of a woman- and minority-owned business, Wesley is a leading advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. In addition to serving on the ASA board of directors, she also serves as vice chairman of the inclusion, diversity, and equity advocacy (IDEA) group council and is a member of the ASA women in leadership interest group council, as well as the ASA Texas Network council. In addition, Wesley has completed two cycles as a mentor in the ASA Mentor Match program and has participated as a facilitator and panelist at ASA events. She is a sought-out diversity, equity, and inclusion subject matter expert.

Wesley will be honored during a ceremony at Staffing World, Oct. 25–27 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Free ASA Webinar Tomorrow—Differentiate Your Health Care Staffing Firm

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “The Three Cs of Health Care Staffing: Contracts, Compliance, and Credentialing,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Learn how focusing on risk mitigation and service differentiation—by focusing on contracts, compliance, and credentialing—can help staffing firms succeed in a rapidly evolving and increasingly competitive market. Presented by the ASA health care section.

All ASA webinars are free for ASA members, and most qualify for continuing education hours toward ASA certification renewal. To learn more and to register, visit americanstaffing.net.

Attend the Annual Membership Meeting at Staffing World—It’s One Month Away

ASA members are encouraged to attend the association’s annual membership meeting, held in conjunction with Staffing World® 2022 next month. The meeting will be part of an insightful super session that begins Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 8:30 a.m. Pacific time. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from leading staffing executives on the emerging trends shaping the industry—including growth opportunities, compliance issues, changes in corporate culture, and business disruptions on the horizon.

Staffing World, the ASA annual convention and expo, is where the staffing community comes together to make strategic connections that win business and spark growth. It all happens Oct. 25-27 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Get more information and register online at staffingworld.net.

Indiana Court Rules That Temporary Employee’s Exclusion From Preferred Work District Not Unlawful

In a ruling favorable to the staffing industry, an Indiana federal court ruled that a staffing agency temporary employee did not suffer an “adverse employment action” under Title VII or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act when the staffing agency excluded him from substitute teaching assignments in his preferred school district after that school district lodged a complaint against him.

When students at an elementary school complained about the employee, the school informed the staffing agency of the incident and requested the agency not place the employee at future assignments within its school district. The staffing agency investigated the incident and could not substantiate the allegations, but prohibited the employee from future assignments in the school district.

The employee filed suit but the court granted the staffing agency’s motion to dismiss, noting that just because the employee had to travel further from his home for new teaching assignments, this did not mean he suffered an adverse employment action.

To read the case, see John George Hunt v. Kelly Services Inc., 2022 WL 4259946 (S.D. Ind. 2022).