A new law lets employees choose to pursue sexual harassment and sexual assault claims via private arbitration or a more public setting. The legislation, seen as a victory in the #MeToo movement, will effectively end mandatory arbitration of sexual assault and harassment disputes. In the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine, learn more about the new law and what it means to employers.

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

Are you looking for a boost in your career, or help developing yourself as an emerging leader in the staffing and recruiting industry? Enroll as a mentee in the ASA Mentor Match program. Mentor Match allows members to make valuable industry connections, define career goals, and gain insight from staffing peers. The goal of the program is to help members grow professionally and network with fellow ASA members.

Mentees are matched with a mentor based on areas of expertise for a six-month period. Applications for the six-month cycle that begins in July will be accepted through June 1. Visit americanstaffing.net/mentormatch to get started.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending May 8.

Elevation Talent Group
Darien, IL
Pinnacle Search Group
Winnipeg, MB

Are your clients confused about the various laws and rules pertaining to joint employment in third-party staffing arrangements? The ASA Joint Employment Tool Kit helps staffing firms address clients’ questions and concerns regarding joint employment.

It offers a collection of resources to help staffing companies address client concerns about co-employment (the relationship between a staffing firm and its client in which each has legal rights and duties with respect to the same employees), including updated fact sheets, issue papers, and sample letters to clients that dispel myths regarding joint employment and explain how working with a staffing agency can actually protect clients from liability. It’s free to ASA members.

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:

• Candidate no-shows
• Health care staffing companies focused on dental professionals
• Implementing a “Summer Schedule”

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 members can now access the latest issue of Staffing Law digest as a digital edition. The print version of the issue is in the mail to members.

This issue includes articles about legislation aimed at regulating the cost of nurse staffing services, arbitration of sexual assault and harassment disputes, and more.

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

As your staffing firm faces new challenges and tries to answer unexpected questions, are you dealing with questions that are specific to your sector of the staffing industry? Get insight from industry peers during a sector-specific peer networking call where you can discuss top-of-mind challenges and devise solutions. Calls are facilitated by volunteers from ASA section communities (participants will not receive official legal updates or guidance regarding Covid-19).

Get the full schedule and register at americanstaffing.net:

• Industrial section: Tuesday, May 17, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Professional–managerial section: Wednesday, May 18, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Health care section: Thursday, May 19, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Hospitality staffing: Friday, June 3, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Office–administrative section: Tuesday, June 7, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Search and placement section: Wednesday, June 8, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Engineering, IT, and scientific section: Thursday, June 9, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time

Networking calls are open to members of ASA sections, which are sector-specific communities that provide resources, webinars, town hall forums, and sector-specific news for member companies and their employees. To join a section, update your profile on ASA Central.

ASA State Network events are designed to deliver targeted content and local networking opportunities for the staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industry at regional and state levels. Regional and local events, organized by ASA and its volunteers at the state level, deliver rich learning and networking experiences throughout the U.S. all year long.

Join fellow members Wednesday, May 18, for the ASA Texas Network Lunch and Learn in Houston, to hear about communication styles and find out how identifying other people’s communication styles can help you work more effectively with different groups.

ASA-certified professionals can earn continuing education hours toward maintaining their ASA credential. Visit americanstaffing.net to learn more and to register for an event near you.

Research has shown that fewer than two in 10 women in staffing rise to be c-suite executives, but creating an employee resource group can help your firm support and empower women in staffing for career growth. Find out how to support women in their careers during the ASA webinar “How to Build an Engaging Women’s Employee Resource Group.” It takes place Thursday, May 26, 2–3 p.m. Eastern time.

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 association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the first quarter of 2022 is now open. Staffing companies that complete the brief survey by May 20 receive an exclusive report on the results, which includes gross margin, sector-level, and search and placement data.

Register to take the survey, or view the questionnaire, at americanstaffing.net/quarterly-survey. If you have questions or did not receive a survey link, email research@americanstaffing.net. There are no fees to participate.