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:

• Office–administrative section: Tuesday, July 21, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Search and placement section: Wednesday, July 22, 1–2 p.m. Eastern time
• Engineering, IT, and scientific section: Thursday, July 23, 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.

How are you keeping your company culture top-of-mind while your employees are working remotely? Are firms leveraging technology with team members to strengthen connections during these uncertain times?

Find out how your peers answered these questions in the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine. Sections Sound Off highlights answers to intriguing questions from members in six different areas of the staffing industry: engineering, IT, and scientific; health care; industrial; office–administrative; and professional–managerial staffing; and search and placement.

To learn more about sector-specific resources, visit americanstaffing.net.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending July 12.

1^st Stop Staffing

Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Infinity Staffing Solutions

Indianapolis, IN

TalentStaff LLC

Houston, TX

ASA Central—the dynamic online community just for staffing professionals—is home to more than 20,000 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:

• Leadership through turbulent times
• Sharing data with other recruiters
• Working remotely vs. reopening the office

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.

With many employers working remotely from their homes, the government has allowed virtual inspection of the Form I-9 to verify the identity and employment authorization of new hires. But how long will employers be legally allowed to continue performing virtual verification of I-9 documents? In the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine, an expert immigration attorney provides updates on virtual inspection of I-9 documents—make sure you’re in compliance.

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

Provide training for temporary workers—and comply with the law—with cost-effective and state-specific training. ASA has introduced a comprehensive online course specifically for staffing company use.

ASA has partnered with Kantola Training Solutions to provide full-service training for the temporary workers staffing companies employ. It allows you to track candidate and employee progress, download status reports, and more. The training was co-developed with Littler, the world’s largest labor and employment law firm.

Visit americanstaffing.net/harassmentprevention for details.
ASA also offers a basic harassment prevention training product in collaboration with the New York Staffing Association, an ASA-affiliated chapter.
ffing.net/staffing-law-advocacy/harassment-prevention-training-for-your-temporary-workers/”>americanstaffing.net/harassmentprevention for a preview and to request a quote.

The association’s quarterly Staffing Employment and Sales Survey for the second quarter of 2020 is now open. Staffing companies that complete the brief survey by Aug. 14 receive an exclusive report on the results, which includes gross margin and sector-level data, in addition to sales and net income projections.

Don’t miss your chance to get the staffing and recruiting data you need. Participate in the survey and compare how your company is doing with similar-sized companies and firms within your industry sector. After completing the survey, you will be able to access an exclusive online report archive, which includes benchmarks for the number of direct hire searches and permanent placements, sector-specific gross margin trends, and payroll and productivity metrics by company size.

Register to take the survey, or view the questionnaire, at americanstaffing.net/quarterly-survey. There are no fees to participate.

ASA has launched a national public relations campaign with the support of an outside PR agency to promote the interests of the staffing industry in the news media as the nation continues to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic. The goal of the campaign is to spotlight the value of staffing to job seekers and employees, businesses, and the overall U.S. economy. In part, this is being accomplished by sharing real pandemic-related stories of staffing success. And the association needs your help.

Is your staffing company providing jobs to furloughed or laid-off employees or others in need of work? Leading initiatives to train, upskill, and reskill your temporary and contract employees to place them in essential positions or in other jobs that are hiring? Making a difference in the communities where your employees work? If you have stories like these to share, ASA wants to hear from you.

In addition, remember to look to ASA as a resource to your staffing firm when contacted by the news media. The ASA PR team is available to lend its expertise to help vet potential interview opportunities, discuss industry messaging, and to provide additional interview prep support. Email prteam@americanstaffing.net to learn more.

Compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act may require staffing agencies to coordinate with clients and with individual employees in order to implement reasonable accommodations for employees who need them. Find out how to evaluate accommodation requests and increase access for workers with disabilities during the ASA webinar “Commemorating 30 Years of the ADA: The Importance of Reasonable Accommodation in Increasing Access and Opportunity.” It takes place Thursday, July 23, 1–2 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 ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending July 5.

CompuGain Public Services
Herndon, VA
FlexiCorps Inc.
St. Charles, IL
The Franklin Co.
Broomall, PA
Inter-Connect Employment Services
Quincy, IL
Meador Staffing
Pasadena, TX
MedLinc Inc.
Little Rock, AR
Phoenix Resourcing Group
Reston, VA
TheraEx Staffing Services
Brentwood, CA