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:

• Staffing World^® takeaways
• Utilizing hot leads in recruitment efforts
• Securing health insurance for Massachusetts temporary and internal staff

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.

Keeping personal data safe is nonnegotiable for staffing firms—especially with privacy regulations continuing to tighten. A growing number of state, federal, and international laws impose legal obligations on employers’ collection, use, and retention of employees’ personal data—and may also trigger obligations when assigned employees handle clients’ personal data. In the September–October issue of Staffing Success magazine, attorney Colleen E. García, Esq., of Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP offers a refresher on how to use, store, and protect employees’ and clients’ data.

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

The Weekly Economic & Business Outlook—or WEBO—is an ASA resource that goes out to member email boxes every Tuesday. Each week, ASA researchers examine trends within the staffing industry, as well as developments within the broader economy, and then deliver succinct takeaways that can help drive strategic business decisions.

In the most recent edition of the WEBO, ASA analysts assessed current macroeconomic trends and what they mean for staffing as we close out the year, as well as the impact to labor demand of the Fed’s first rate cut in September.

The WEBO is a powerful and targeted data and analysis tool with features designed to deliver the data-driven intelligence you need to track trends and capitalize on opportunities. To make sure you’re getting your WEBO each week, as well as other ASA research emails, click the “Unsubscribe/Manage Email Preferences” link at the very bottom of this newsletter and opt in to research content. Also, be sure to allow emails from research@americanstaffing.net.

True inclusivity requires more than a dedicated diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) department, but how can companies incorporate inclusive practices into all their organizational operations? Yemi Akisanya of Axon will offer tips on embedding DEI principles into different departments and functions during the ASA webinar “Beyond the DEI Department: Integrating Inclusivity Across Your Organization.” Presented by the ASA inclusion, diversity, and equity advocacy (IDEA) group, it takes place Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. The ASA IDEA group is sponsored by ASA corporate partner ClearlyRated and by Monster.

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.

Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Mastering Client Contracts for Success and Risk Mitigation.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. If you attended the “Clients Contracts: Getting to ‘Yes’ While Mitigating Risk” session at the 2024 Staffing Law & Compliance Conference and want to dive deeper into the topic, attorney Jason B. Klimpl of Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP will provide advanced strategies for negotiating key clauses like indemnity, confidentiality, and no-poach agreements—with a special focus on the health care industry. Sponsored by Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP and presented by the ASA health care section.

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 offers a new, effective way to get your firm on an upward trajectory in just nine weeks. Staffing Pro Stacks, its new professional development program, is a first-of-its-kind intensive credentialing program expertly designed by the best trainers in the industry to tackle your company’s biggest challenges. The program addresses specific pain points that staffing companies are struggling with right now.

There are three programs—focused on Sales, Recruiting, and Leadership. Complete one, two, or all three programs and stack your knowledge for maximum success. Additional programs will be released in the coming year.

Find out more at americanstaffing.net/pro-stacks. ASA members get a discount.

At the annual membership meeting held last week during Staffing World^®, the ASA annual convention and expo, association members elected eight directors:
Andrea Brenholz, ATR International
W. Benjamin “Ben” Elliott, Randstad
Tom Gimbel, LaSalle Network
Karenjo Goodwin, Exact Staff Inc.
Ranjini Poddar, Artech LLC
Mark Toth, CSP, ManpowerGroup
Steve Wehn, AMN Healthcare
DeLibra Wesley, National Recruiting Consultants

The board elected officers:
Janette Marx, Airswift, chair
Tom Gimbel, LaSalle Network, first vice chair
Jeff Bowling, Four Piers Advisors, second vice chair
Ken Taunton, CSC, The Royster Group, treasurer
Dana Baughns, Allegis Group, secretary

ASA thanks outgoing board members Susan C. Dietrich, SPHR, TSC, CSP, AllTek Staffing and Resource Group Inc., and Kristen Harris, CSP, Portfolio Creative, for their many contributions and outstanding service to the association.

Other directors currently serving on the board are Threase Baker, TSC, CSP, Abbtech Professional Resources Inc.; Joanie Bily, Employbridge (immediate past chair); Jeffrey S. Burnett, CSP, Labor Finders International Inc.; James A. Essey, CSP, TemPositions Group of Cos.; Jeff Harris, Workforce Unlimited; Jason Leverant, TSC, CSP, CSC, CHP, AtWork Group; Laura MacNeel, Aya Healthcare; Kelly McCreight, CSP, Hamilton-Ryker; Robin Mee, MeeDerby; Peter W. Quigley, Kelly; and Joyce Russell, Adecco Group US Foundation. Representatives from 12 independent firms and 12 national companies serve on the board of directors. For brief bios, visit americanstaffing.net.

Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Mastering Client Contracts for Success and Risk Mitigation,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. If you attended the “Clients Contracts: Getting to ‘Yes’ While Mitigating Risk” session at the 2024 Staffing Law & Compliance Conference and want to dive deeper into the topic, attorney Jason B. Klimpl of Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP will provide advanced strategies for negotiating key clauses like indemnity, confidentiality, and no-poach agreements—with a special focus on the health care industry. Sponsored by Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP and presented by the ASA health care section.

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 Oct. 20.

Blue Bridge People
Cincinnati, OH
Elite Placement Solutions
Irvine, CA
Hire 360
Irving, TX
KAD Dental Staffing
Frisco, TX
Triad Inc. America
Castle Rock, CO

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:

• Noncompete agreements and “stay or pay” provisions
• Paid sick leave in New York
• Why recruiting matters to a successful business

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.