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The ASA Staffing Law Conference is the only event dedicated exclusively to the legal and regulatory issues facing staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions companies. Check out this year’s sessions, which have been developed by the ASA legal team in partnership with top employment law attorneys and experts to deliver the answers your staffing company needs to navigate new legal and regulatory challenges.

The 2023 ASA Staffing Law Conference takes place May 18–19 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC—but after March 17, rates will increase. Visit staffinglawconference.net for more information and to register at the lowest rate available. You can save even more when you register more than five people from your company.

Staffing employment eased for a third straight week in the week of Feb. 13-19, with the ASA Staffing Index decreasing by 0.9% to a rounded value of 100. Some staffing companies mentioned temporary-to-permanent conversions and seasonal business fluctuations as barriers preventing further growth. Staffing jobs were 4.5% below the same week last year.

New starts in the seventh week of the year decreased by 1.3% from the prior week. About a third of staffing companies (35%) reported gains in new assignments week to week.

“Staffing employment is off to a slower start in 2023 than in 2022, though it remains stronger than at this point in any year before that,” said Tim Hulley, ASA assistant director of research.

The ASA Staffing Index four-week moving average nudged down from the prior week to a rounded value of 101.4, and temporary and contract staffing employment for the four weeks ending Feb. 19 was 3.2% lower than the same period in 2022.

This week will be used in the February monthly employment situation report scheduled to be issued by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics March 10.

The ASA Staffing Law Conference is the only event dedicated exclusively to the legal and regulatory issues facing staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions companies. Check out this year’s sessions, which have been developed by the ASA legal team in partnership with top employment law attorneys and experts to deliver the answers your staffing company needs to navigate new legal and regulatory challenges.

The 2023 ASA Staffing Law Conference takes place May 18–19 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC. Visit staffinglawconference.net for more information and to register.

The 2023 ASA Staffing Law Conference takes place May 18–19 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC. At the only event dedicated exclusively to the legal and regulatory issues facing staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions companies, you’ll hear from subject matter experts on the industry’s most pressing topics—including during the newly added Special Session: Health Care Staffing—Combating the Legal and Legislative Issues Ahead.

Led by Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum, Esq., health care staffing expert and partner with Akerman LLP, with ASA vice president of government relations Toby Malara, Esq., this special session is open to all—regardless of whether your company focuses on health care staffing. Learn about federal and state efforts to regulate staffing agencies with health care lines of business, top legal issues in health care staffing, and best practices for compliance and growth. The session takes place Wednesday, May 17, before the conference begins, and is included with your registration.

Register at staffinglawconference.net to reserve your spot and receive the lowest rate available—after March 17, rates will increase. Plus, when you register more than five people from your company, you’ll get a 15% discount on the total.

Participate in the association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey to unlock valuable staffing benchmarks that allow you to compare your company against similar-sized companies and those within your industry sector.

Survey participants get access to an exclusive online report archive, which includes benchmarks for direct hire searches and permanent placements, sector-specific gross margin trends, payroll and productivity metrics by company size, and more—but tomorrow is the last day to complete the survey.

Register to take the survey, or view the questionnaire, at americanstaffing.net/quarterly-survey.

Are you a woman looking for ways to grow your leadership skills and expand your professional reach? THRIVE Virtual will deliver a powerful program featuring inspiring presenters from throughout the staffing industry—including keynote presenter Joyel Crawford, author of Show Your Ask!: Using Your Voice to Advocate for Yourself and Your Career.

Brought to you by the ASA women in leadership interest group, it takes place Thursday, April 27, from 1:30 to 6 p.m. Eastern time. Learn more and register at americanstaffing.net—rates will increase after March 17.

The women in leadership interest group is sponsored by ASA corporate partners Bullhorn, ClearlyRated, and Essential StaffCARE, and by Assurance, ClearEdge Marketing, Mee Derby, Sense, Textkernel, WorkLlama, and WorkN.