The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has recently filed lawsuits against staffing agencies that it alleged discriminated against applicants based on race, health status, and other factors. The cases highlight a few general rules that staffing agencies should always keep in mind.

The ASA Legal Line monthly video series features a member of the association’s legal team and addresses critical legal, regulatory, and legislative topics that have direct implications for your business. In the latest installment, meet the association’s new associate general counsel, Shaan Rizvi, Esq. He discusses three recent EEOC enforcement actions against staffing firms and the lessons you can learn to remain in compliance with federal antidiscrimination law.

Watch the latest ASA Legal Line video, then join the conversation on ASA Central. The ASA Legal Line monthly video series is sponsored by Essential StaffCARE, an ASA corporate partner.

As your staffing firm faces evolving challenges and tries to answer unexpected questions, are you dealing with questions that are specific to your sector of the staffing industry? Get insight from industry peers during a sector-specific peer networking call where you can discuss top-of-mind challenges and devise solutions. Calls are facilitated by volunteers from ASA section communities (participants will not receive official legal updates or guidance regarding Covid-19).

Get the full schedule and register at americanstaffing.net:

• Industrial section: Tuesday, Nov. 8, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Professional–managerial section: Wednesday, Nov. 9, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Health care section: Thursday, Nov. 10, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Hospitality staffing: Monday, Nov. 14, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Office–administrative section: Tuesday, Dec. 13, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Search and placement section: Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Engineering, IT, and scientific section: Thursday, Dec. 15, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time

Networking calls are open to members of ASA sections, which are sector-specific communities that provide resources, webinars, town hall forums, and sector-specific news for member companies and their employees. To join a section, update your profile on ASA Central.