What’s in store, legally and legislatively, for health care staffing firms? 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, ASA vice president of government affairs Toby Malara delivers an overview of several health care staffing-related bills introduced in the states—bills that could affect your company’s operations and growth potential.

Malara also previews a special session scheduled in conjunction with the ASA Staffing Law Conference, May 18–19 in Washington, DC. “Health Care Staffing—Combating the Legal and Legislative Issues Ahead,” which takes place Wednesday, May 17, is open to all conference registrants. Go to staffinglawconference.net for details and to register today.

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.

The next few weeks will be full of free education from ASA. These upcoming ASA webinars can help you protect your business, understand your employees, and more.

April 4—”Conquering Contract Negotiations: How to Protect Your Business and Still Win the Deal“
Lia Elliott of Staffing GC revisits her popular session from Staffing World^® 2022 on how to say no without losing your prospect or client—plus tactics and tools you can use to get more deals done.

April 11—”Stop the Revolving Door: Identifying and Taking Action on Turnover Risks“
It is difficult to sustain business continuity, customer satisfaction, and financial success with high employee turnover—but employees often provide warning signals before they resign. B. Lynn Ware of Integral Talent Systems will explain how you can turn your organization’s leaders into effective retention managers.

April 18—”Staffing STATS—Data-Centric Webinar Series, First Quarter Report“
Get timely data and hear a reliable analysis of industry research and economic trends based on the ASA Workforce Monitor and surveys from other industry sources.

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.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending March 26.

Intrepid Staffing Services LLC
San Antonio, TX
Staffwiz Solutions
New York, NY

The 2023 ASA Staffing Law Conference takes place May 18–19 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC. It’s the only event dedicated exclusively to the legal and regulatory issues facing staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions companies, and will feature the session “Hands Off, They’re Mine! Protecting Staffing Agency Employees and Goodwill.”

The lifeblood of every staffing agency is its recruiters, account managers, temporary workers, and executives—and they are hard to find. It’s natural to want to protect your investment in them through nonsolicitation and noncompete agreements and other measures, but increased criminal and civil antitrust scrutiny, new laws limiting restrictive covenants, and other developments have made those measures risky. To avoid lawsuits and maintain goodwill, staffing agencies need to know what to do. Learn more about recent legal developments and about how to keep your agency compliant with the law in this important session.

Visit staffinglawconference.net to reserve your spot.

ASA Central—the dynamic online community just for staffing professionals—is home to more than 27,000 staffing professional profiles and countless ongoing industry conversations.

This week, take a look at your colleagues’ discussions and some of the blogs they’ve posted on ASA Central:

• Disclosing candidates’ personal information to clients
• Licensure requirements for medical staffing
• Using Instagram as a recruiting tool

Get involved with the community—update your profile today so you can network with colleagues, join a section community, recommend and comment on your colleagues’ posts, and share your own blog or discussion post. Log in to ASA Central now.

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.