In observance of Memorial Day, ASA headquarters will be closed Monday, May 29. Staffing Today will return Tuesday, May 30.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending May 21.

Curate Partners
Woburn, MA
Flexforce Staffing Services
Sisters, OR
Greenlife Healthcare Staffing
Tampa, FL
On Demand Nurse Staffing
Wofford Heights, CA
Prime Physicians
Sioux City, IA
SND Staffing Services LLC
Middle River, MD
Your Employment Solutions
North Salt Lake, UT

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “The Return of the “Double Dip”: Understanding Its Key Elements and Risks.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. In this session presented by ASA corporate partner Essential StaffCARE, hear about “double dip” tax programs and get insight from Jay Marshall Dye of ESC into what staffing companies need to know.

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:

• ACA compliance with different levels of health insurance benefits
• Communicating through your email signature
• Identifying potential candidates on Facebook

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.

ASA provides a resource designed for staffing industry professionals interested in being part of valuable mentoring relationships—the ASA Mentor Match platform.

Mentor Match allows members to make valuable industry connections, define career goals, and gain insight from staffing peers. The program is about growing professionally and networking with fellow ASA members.

Applications for the six-month cycle that begins in July are due May 31. Visit americanstaffing.net/mentormatch to get started as a mentor or mentee. Questions? Contact ASA at 703-253-2020 or volunteer@americantaffing.net.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Continued Scrutiny of Staffing Relationships.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Andrew L. Scroggins of Seyfarth Shaw LLP will discuss the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s current initiatives—and how your firm can avoid enforcement activity by updating its practices to ensure compliance.

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.

Are you looking for guidance on your top-of-mind challenges and a chance to hear potential solutions from staffing firm professionals like you? Connect with your industry peers during the Staffing Technology Networking Call, Thursday, May 25, 3–4 p.m. Eastern time. The focus of the discussion, which will be facilitated by staffing firm professional volunteers, is tech stacks and tech education.

Participants can earn continuing education credit toward ASA certification renewal. To learn more and to register, visit americanstaffing.net.

ASA is looking for experts in the staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industry to share their experience and expertise at Staffing World^®, the ASA annual convention and expo, which this year takes place Oct. 3–5 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC.

Submit your proposal to present a 10-minute talk in the Knowledge Hub—either a Tech Talk (on a technology topic important to the industry) or a Speed Talk (on a general topic important to the industry). The deadline for Staffing World Knowledge Hub proposals is May 31. For more information and to start your submission, visit americanstaffing.net.

Are you looking for guidance on your top-of-mind challenges and a chance to hear potential solutions from staffing firm professionals like you? Connect with your industry peers during the ASA Health Care Section Networking Call, Thursday, May 25, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time. The discussion, which will be facilitated by staffing firm professional volunteers, will cover such topics as effective recruiting platforms, sales and marketing strategies, and more.

Participants can earn continuing education credit toward ASA certification renewal. To learn more and to register, visit americanstaffing.net.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Continued Scrutiny of Staffing Relationships,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Andrew L. Scroggins of Seyfarth Shaw LLP will discuss the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s current initiatives—and how your firm can avoid enforcement activity by updating its practices to ensure compliance.

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.