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 members receive a discount.

Looking to enhance your new hire process and your team’s knowledge of the staffing industry? Need to train new hires or offer refresher courses to seasoned team members? ASA has developed a new program of onboarding courses specifically designed for staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions professionals.

You can purchase and assign courses to your team and track their progress using the new ASA learning management system, ASA Learn. The online course modules include “Introduction to the Staffing Industry,” “Fundamentals of Sales,” and “Fundamentals of Recruiting.” Modules are available as a full set or a la carte. To learn more, visit learn.americanstaffing.net.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending March 15.

Elite Health Solutions
Shreveport, LA
IntelyCare
Quincy, MA
Mitchell Martin
New York, NY
Mixed Staffing and Recruiting
Kentwood, MI
nSight Inc.
Andover, MA
Pluto Healthcare Staffing
Columbus, OH

ASA offers four prestigious certification programs that are especially designed to hone your competitive edge with clients, protect your company from legal missteps, and maximize your career potential.

Interested in learning more about earning a credential from ASA? You can explore questions from different areas of knowledge covered by ASA credentials, which will give you a feel for what you can expect to learn.

Get more information about ASA certification programs, and purchase your Certified Staffing Professional^®, Technical Services Certified^SM, Certified Search Consultant^®, or Certified Health Care Staffing Professional^® exam package today.

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:

• Opportunities for staffing firms during COVID-19 outbreak
• Planning for a possible quarantine
• Recruiters working remotely

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 the ASA webinar “Stay Compliant and Ahead of the Trends—FMLA, ADA, Paid Sick Leave.” It takes place today from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. Get an overview of the federal laws that relate to employee leaves of absence and the growing number of paid leave laws at the state level. This webinar is sponsored by Essential StaffCARE.

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.

Temporary and contract staffing employment edged down last month but is still just below historical averages, according to the ASA Staffing Index.

Want to know more? Complete the ASA Staffing Index survey to get updated information on industry trends. Staffing firms with U.S. operations can participate in the weekly survey, and there are no fees to participate.

Participants receive a weekly email summary report—in addition to statistics by company size and access to historical data and dynamic charts.

Register today at americanstaffing.net/staffing-index.

Earn national recognition for your company—and leverage that recognition to differentiate your firm in your most competitive markets—by earning accolades from your association.

Being named as one of the best in the industry is a valuable tool your company can use to sell to clients and engage with talent. ASA is now accepting applications for National Staffing Employee of the Year and ASA Elevate Awards.

The National Staffing Employee of the Year program celebrates temporary and contract employees who are outstanding performers and exemplify the promise of staffing employment. Finalists, called “All-Stars,” are also recognized—if merited—in five industry sectors: engineering, information technology, and scientific; health care; industrial; office‒clerical and administrative; and professional‒managerial. Sponsored by StaffPRO³, a division of PMC Insurance Group.

The ASA Elevate Awards honor outstanding, innovative, and effective work-based learning programs that train, reskill, and upskill temporary and contract employees.

The deadline for all ASA award program submissions is May 1. To learn more and apply, visit americanstaffing.net/awards.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Stay Compliant and Ahead of the Trends—FMLA, ADA, Paid Sick Leave,” 2–3:30 p.m. Eastern time. Get an overview of the federal laws that relate to employee leaves of absence and the growing number of paid leave laws at the state level. This webinar is sponsored by Essential StaffCARE.

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.