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Regulations Are Changing—Learn How to Mitigate Risk at the 2026 ASA Staffing Law & Compliance Conference

Published April 03, 2026 ■ Announcement

The regulatory landscape is shifting quickly. New enforcement priorities, evolving accommodation requirements, tax policy changes, and social media liability all are reshaping how staffing companies operate. The ASA Staffing Law & Compliance Conference delivers the solutions you need to protect your business and grow strategically.

Come to the Grand Hyatt Washington, in Washington, DC, May 7–8 for practical, staffing-specific guidance to safeguard your company on topics such as federal and state enforcement trends, immigration and Form I-9 compliance, using AI tools responsibly, protecting data and client relationships, and more.

Maximize your conference experience by adding the Health Care Staffing Compliance Preconference program, sponsored by engin, which takes place May 6. Separate registration is required, and preconference program attendees must be registered for the Staffing Law & Compliance Conference. Visit staffinglawconference.net to register.

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Washington Governor Signs Tax Bill Containing Staffing Tax Relief

Published April 03, 2026 ■ ASA Advocacy Update

Note: The correct date that the law takes effect—Jan. 1, 2029—is reflected in this article, originally published earlier this week.

On March 30, legislation in Washington that would eventually repeal the state’s retail sales tax treatment of temporary staffing services was signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson. The legislature passed the bill shortly before adjourning for the year March 12.

Last year, Washington lawmakers enacted new tax provisions that reclassified temporary staffing services as retail sales, part of a broader effort to raise state revenue by expanding the sales tax base to certain services. ASA and other industry representatives raised concerns that applying retail sales tax to staffing services would effectively increase the cost of labor by 6.5%, plus local taxes, particularly affecting industries that rely heavily on contingent labor. Health care providers, manufacturers, logistics companies, and other employers warned that the change could make it more expensive to address workforce shortages.

The bill, SSB 6346, was one of several technical correction bills considered this session. Among other provisions, the bill creates targeted exemptions for certain sectors, including hospital-based clinical staffing arrangements and certain services purchased by schools and educational entities, and includes a provision repealing the broader service tax expansion beginning Jan. 1, 2029.