The new worker classification rules published by the U.S. Department of Labor this week (as reported in Staffing Today Tuesday) point up the importance of clients using staffing firms that operate as employers. The new rules likely will increase the risk of using app-based job platforms that classify workers as independent contractors. ASA has published resources to help members educate their clients on the advantages of using W-2 staffing firms—which the overwhelming majority of firms are—and the legal risks of using workers classified as independent contractors.