ASA delivered a reimagined Staffing World^® experience last year—featuring more targeted content and diverse learning formats than ever—and attendees responded with rave reviews.

This year’s ASA annual convention and expo will build on that success as it rolls into Music City with its best offerings yet. Online registration is now open for Staffing World 2020, Oct. 20–22 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville. Visit staffingworld.net for more information, and register early for the best rates available.

The 2020 ASA Staffing Law Conference is the only event dedicated to the legal and regulatory issues affecting the staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions industry. Make sure you and your colleagues reserve your seats today—the conference takes place May 7–8 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, DC.

Among the highlights of this year’s ASA Staffing Law Conference:

• Charlie Cook, widely regarded as one of the nation’s leading authorities on U.S. elections, will discuss how the 2020 elections could affect business. This session is sponsored by Essential StaffCARE.
• A study of the schemes that lead to data breaches, corruption, and blackmail—led by lawyers, incident response negotiators, and forensic experts who have worked with staffing companies that have suffered data breaches or ransomware attacks.
• Look at the challenges and opportunities around marijuana-related laws—from workplace safety and employer liability issues to servicing clients in the marijuana industry.

Don’t miss these and other valuable sessions at the 2020 ASA Staffing Law Conference. Learn more and register today at staffinglawconference.net—and register by March 20 for the best rate available.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “OSHA’s Safety and Health in Shipyard Employment Bulletin,” 3–4 p.m. Eastern time. Get an overview of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s guidance on protecting the health and safety of temporary workers in shipyard employment.

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 delivered a reimagined Staffing World^® experience last year—featuring more targeted content and diverse learning formats than ever—and attendees responded with rave reviews. This year’s convention and expo will build on that success as it rolls into Music City with its best offerings yet.

Online registration is now open for Staffing World 2020, Oct. 20–22 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville. Register early for the best rates available.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is charged with ensuring that every worker in the U.S. works in a safe and healthy workplace. Learn about OSHA’s regulatory agenda, and get tips on how to prepare for an OSHA inspection, during the ASA webinar “Keeping Your Workers Safe and Your Firm Compliant, Part 2“—the second session of a three-part series on compliance best practices for industrial staffing. It takes place Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2–3:30 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.

Clients want new talent supply chain solutions, staffing firms want new revenue streams, and there are opportunities for your firm to adopt next-generation contingent workforce management models. Find out how to increase market share for your firm and value for your clients during the ASA webinar “Traditional MSP Models Are Losing Relevancy—How You Can Step In and Fill the Gap.” It takes place Tuesday, Feb. 18, 3–4 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 books Co-Employment: Employer Liability Issues in Third-Party Staffing Arrangements (9th Edition) and Employment Law for Staffing Professionals (14th Edition) were revised last summer. They are available as print textbooks and ebooks. Additionally,
ASA released updated Certified Staffing Professional^® and Technical Services Certified^SM certification packages, which include the new textbooks, new federal and state workbooks and exam questions, and a new video-based study tool.

Get more information and order online at americanstaffing.net.

More than three million temporary and contract employees report for work every week in America’s offices, factories, health care facilities, warehouses, and other job sites—wherever there’s important work to be done, temporary and contract employees are on the job. Meet some of these extraordinary staffing employees and share their stories when talking with clients.

Every temporary or contract employee has a unique story: work background, career goals, skills and talents, and hopes and dreams. Each took a different path to the staffing and recruiting industry, and each has reaped unique benefits. Browse through dozens of stories from ASA member agencies at americanstaffing.net.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Feb. 2.

Core Rehab Staffing
Woodland, CA
Crawford Group
San Jose, CA
MRI Network
Philadelphia, PA
Tiger Recruitment Inc.
New York, NY
Upwork
Mountain View, CA

Staffing companies—particularly small businesses and minority-, veteran-, LGBT-, and woman-owned businesses—find they may be able to partner with larger companies that have supplier diversity initiatives in place.

The ASA inclusion, diversity, equity, and advocacy (IDEA) group has developed guidance for ASA members interested in partnering with those companies or in becoming a diverse-owned certified business.

Visit americanstaffing.net/diversity for a directory of diversity certification organizations, a glossary of common terms, and more.