In observance of Labor Day, ASA headquarters will be closed Monday, Sept. 4. Staffing Today will return Tuesday, Sept. 5.

ASA members can now access the latest issue of Staffing Law digest as a digital edition. This issue includes articles about the risks of misclassifying health care workers, efforts to defeat state legislation that would affect staffing, and more.

Access the current issue and back issues of Staffing Law digest, and other ASA digital publications, at americanstaffing.net/digital.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Aug. 27.

Axiom Global Technologies
Walnut Creek, CA

Fonte
Weston, FL

NexBench
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Superior Staffing Solutions LLC
Jessup, MD

The next few weeks will be full of free education from ASA. These upcoming ASA webinars can help you strengthen your firm’s operational foundations, understand where the industry and economy are headed, and more.

Sept. 5—”Organizational Readiness: Planting the Seeds of Growth in Uncertain Economic Times“
If the current state of the economy has you concerned about conditions for the staffing industry, it may be time to optimize your organizational processes. Hear Brett Cavanagh, Sophia Montana, and Kevin Standa of TempWorks Software and Lone Oak Payroll—three staffing professionals with 70 years of combined expertise—discuss how they’ve seen staffing agencies prepare to thrive during tough economic times.

Sept. 12—”Seven Laws of Sales Success“
Sales success depends on relationships, and better relationships can help you achieve tremendous success through incremental steps. Adam Conrad, Great Recruiters chief experience officer, will discuss seven laws to help you grow and thrive in 2023, whether you’re a frontline recruiter, a manager, or a salesperson. Presented by the ASA engineering, IT, and scientific; industrial; and professional–managerial sections.

Sept. 19—”ASA State of the Industry Webinar Series—Third Quarter Update for Staffing Professionals“
ASA and ClearlyRated, the association’s satisfaction survey partner, for more than a decade bring you the ASA State of the Industry webinar series for 2023. This highly rated, free quarterly webinar brings industry leaders the most important trends, research and legislative updates affecting the industry right now. These quarterly sessions will help your firm stay the course and outpace your competition. Sponsored by ClearlyRated.

Sept. 21—”Succession Playbook: Strategies for Defining Your Legacy“
Your business is distinct, so your succession plan must be as well. In this webinar, Jerry Grady of UHY LLP and UHY Advisors will review the top considerations for creating your succession strategy and the options available to an owner planning to exit a business.

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.

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:

• Performing background check services for clients
• States requiring registration by temporary health care staffing agencies
• Utilizing LinkedIn for sales and marketing

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.

The advance registration deadline for Staffing World^®, the ASA annual convention and expo, has been extended in response to high demand—you have until this Friday, Sept. 1, to register at the best rate available. After that date, rates increase by up to $400 per person.

Staffing World takes place Oct. 3–5 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC. Learn more about the three keynote speakers, more than 30 educational sessions in 12 content categories, 22 Tech Talks, 45 roundtable discussions, nearly 170 exhibitors, and much more at staffingworld.net.

Plus, hotel rooms must be reserved by next Friday, Sept. 8, to be eligible for the special Staffing World rates. Go to staffingworld.net. to register and make your travel plans now.

Are you ready to safeguard your company’s future and be prepared to weather any forecast? The ASA Growth Tool Kit was developed especially for staffing companies—it’s designed to empower them with the data, analysis, and business intelligence they need to weather any economic challenge and to take advantage of opportunities that can accelerate growth.

The ASA Growth Tool Kit is a comprehensive repository of resources such as economic, business, and industry news; educational resources; articles, market analysis, and economic research. Access the ASA Growth Tool Kit at americanstaffing.net.

National Staffing Employee Week is only a couple of weeks away. The annual celebration that honors individuals employed by U.S. staffing agencies will take place Sept. 11–17.

During National Staffing Employee Week, local associations and industry partners organize events and activities aimed at honoring and recognizing the contributions and achievements of temporary and contract employees in the staffing industry across the nation. The week kicks off with the official announcement of the 2024 National Staffing Employee of the Year, along with All-Stars identified in major economic sectors.

ASA has developed materials to help members plan their own National Staffing Employee Week festivities—visit americanstaffing.net/nsew to find answers to your questions about National Staffing Employee Week, download resources, and get ideas about how to celebrate your employees.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Women in Leadership CEO Series: Journey to the C-Suite.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Hear a panel of female chief executive officers in the staffing industry discuss their paths to the c-suite—including how they got their start in staffing, challenges they’ve faced, and how they continue to grow and develop themselves and their teams. Presented by the ASA Women in Leadership interest group, which is sponsored by ASA corporate partners Bullhorn, ClearlyRated, and Essential StaffCARE, and by Assurance, ClearEdge Marketing, Mee Derby, Sense, Staffing Referrals, Textkernel, and WorkN.

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.

Get employment and wage estimates for more than 800 occupations nationwide, by state and by metropolitan statistical area, with a view of the temporary help services industry. The ASA Temporary Help Wage Tool has been updated and now is available as an easy-to-download Excel file.

This resource can help you inform strategic decisions and support discussions with clients regarding pay rates for specific jobs—benchmark temporary and contract worker wages, compare staffing industry wages and employment with all industries, and get data on pay rates for specific jobs. To get more information and download the tool, visit americanstaffing.net/wage-tool.