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:

• Regulations for the New Jersey Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights
• Procedures for a startup staffing agency
• Team-building activities for employees attending Staffing World

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.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “The THC Dilemma: Drug Testing Policies in the Age of Marijuana Legalization,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. With many municipalities passing laws to protect job applicants and employees for off-duty marijuana use, developing a drug testing policy that balances client demands, safety concerns, and employee rights is more challenging than ever. Attorney Joanna Monroe of Staffing GC will offer guidance on updating your firm’s drug testing policies. Sponsored by Staffing GC.

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.

Staffing World^®, the ASA annual convention and expo, is the industry’s most comprehensive learning and networking event. Join the best and brightest in the industry in Charlotte, NC, to attend educational sessions, network with industry peers, learn about industry-specific products and solutions, and hear from this year’s lineup of inspiring keynoters:

• Mike Krzyzewski (known by fans as “Coach K”)—the highly successful former Duke University men’s basketball coach, who also led Team USA to three Olympic gold medals, and National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Famer, will share his game plan for building, leading, and motivating world-class teams (sponsored by World Wide Specialty Programs).
• Paul Zikopoulos—a leading global expert on the quickly evolving topic of generative AI and its threats and opportunities for business and vice president of cognitive data systems for IBM, he was named among the “Top 10 Most Intelligent Leaders in Data Science & Analytics” by CIO Look magazine. Zikopoulos will present a fascinating and highly informative keynote on “Generative AI: The Good, The Bad, and ChatGPT.”
• Dominique Dawes—U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast, business owner, health and wellness advocate, and sports ambassador, Dawes will share her D-3 approach (Determination, Dedication, and Desire) to leading winning teams and achieving maximum results.

Staffing World takes place Oct. 3–5 at the Charlotte Convention Center. Visit staffingworld.net for more information and to register today at the lowest rate available. Don’t miss this opportunity to maximize your company’s success in 2024, make strategic connections, and get ahead of industry trends.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “OSHA’s Temporary Worker Initiative: Warehousing Hazards.” It takes place today from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. As part of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s enforcement and education effort designed to improve temporary worker safety and well-being, specifically in warehousing, learn about your responsibilities as they relate to safe working conditions for your temporary workers in warehousing industries. Isabel DeOliveira, regional compliance assistance specialist at OSHA, will lead this session presented by the OSHA Alliance Program.

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.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “OSHA’s Temporary Worker Initiative: Warehousing Hazards,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. As part of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s enforcement and education effort designed to improve temporary worker safety and well-being, specifically in warehousing, learn about your responsibilities as they relate to safe working conditions for your temporary workers in warehousing industries. Isabel DeOliveira, regional compliance assistance specialist at OSHA, will lead this session presented by the OSHA Alliance Program.

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.

Every month, a legal expert from ASA or within the staffing industry addresses one of the many pressing legal, regulatory, and legislative topics that could have a direct effect on your business. Watch the latest ASA Legal Line video presented by special guest Gail Golman Holtzman, Esq., partner with Taylor English Duma LLP.

If you have a suggestion for a topic, email ASA or call 703-253-2020. The ASA Legal Line monthly video series is sponsored by Essential StaffCARE, an ASA corporate partner.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending July 23.

AceCare Health Services LLC
Bowie, MD

Chetu Inc.
Sunrise, FL

Define Staffing Services Inc.
McLean, VA

Hiregy
Tampa, FL

The next few weeks will be full of free education from ASA. These upcoming ASA webinars can help you navigate employment eligibility verification laws, grow your business, and more.

Aug. 1—”OSHA’s Temporary Worker Initiative: Warehousing Hazards”
In 2013, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched a Temporary Worker Initiative, an enforcement and education effort designed to improve temporary worker safety and well-being. OSHA regulations and enforcement efforts in warehousing can be unclear, but OSHA compliance is essential. In this webinar presented by the OSHA Alliance Program, Isabel DeOliveira, regional compliance assistance specialist at OSHA, will help you better understand your responsibilities as they relate to safe working conditions for your temporary workers in warehousing industries.

Aug. 3—”The THC Dilemma: Drug Testing Policies in the Age of Marijuana Legalization”
With many municipalities passing laws to protect job applicants and employees for off-duty marijuana use, developing a drug testing policy that balances client demands, safety concerns, and employee rights is more challenging than ever. Attorney Joanna Monroe of Staffing GC will offer guidance on updating your firm’s drug testing policies. Sponsored by Staffing GC.

Aug. 8—”Unlocking ROI: Maximizing Your Client and Talent Experience Initiatives”
Eric Gregg of ClearlyRated, an ASA corporate partner, will speak with panelists representing Best of Staffing award-winning firms—they’ll discuss the lessons they learned while implementing client and talent experience initiatives. Sponsored by ClearlyRated.

Aug. 10—”New Form I-9 Compliance and Permanent Virtual Verification Update”

Aug. 15—”Engaging and Retaining Professional–Managerial Talent”
To keep talent engaged throughout the entire recruitment process, recruiters need to focus on the relationship with candidates and talent. Cody Cope, TSC, CSP, will discuss how you can become a career partner for every professional–managerial candidate you work with. Sponsored by the ASA professional–managerial section.

Aug. 22—”Connecting and Supporting HR in the Corporate World”
To support an organization, the human resource team must also support itself and protect its members. Attorney Robbin Wilder is a former HR professional who will present tips on how you can help your business—and your HR team—thrive by managing relationships with internal clients. Sponsored by Taylor English.

Aug. 24—”Scaling Your Direct Hire Business for Success”

Aug. 29—”Women in Leadership CEO Series: Journey to the C-Suite”

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.

Technology is advancing at a rapid pace, providing innovative new ways to source, engage, select, and hire candidates. Navigating and understanding the technology landscape, however, is a challenge. ASA and Talent Tech Labs ran an industry-wide survey to understand how staffing firms are utilizing technology and how satisfied they are with specific tools and vendors.

Check out the results for help benchmarking your firm’s use of technology and mapping a technology roadmap. There’s an infographic that highlights the most important strategic findings from that survey—including overall industry adoption, satisfaction with vendors, the average number of technology tools that staffing firms use, and even what the actual industry “tech stack” looks like today.

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:

• Calculating bonuses for internal employees
• Proposed new employment laws in Chicago
• Researching candidates on the internet

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.