Are your clients confused about the various laws and rules pertaining to joint employment in third-party staffing arrangements? To assist members in addressing client’s questions and concerns regarding joint employment, ASA published the ASA Joint Employment Tool Kit, which 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). The tool kit includes 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:

• Guidelines and policies for using generative artificial intelligence models
• Requiring multifactor authentication for technology tools
• Support the ASA women in leadership interest group

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.

The Staffing Industry Playbook, an annual economic analysis of the staffing industry, was recently released by ASA. The latest edition is bigger and better than ever—with more than double the data—to help you understand where the U.S. staffing and recruiting industry is now, evaluate where economy is headed, and customize your strategic planning appropriately.

Go to americanstaffing.net/playbook to learn what you need to know about the U.S. economy and the staffing and recruiting industry—and find out how you can make the most of this business intelligence. The newly expanded playbook website features downloadable graphics, videos, and more.

Each January the U.S. marks National Mentoring Month, a nationwide campaign to spread awareness about the importance and positive impact of mentoring in helping prepare people to succeed. ASA celebrates the dedicated mentors who make valuable connections within the industry and help their association peers define career goals and enhance their leadership skills.

You can join them by participating in the ASA Mentor Match program, which connects mentor–mentee pairs based on topics of expertise. The Mentor Match program runs in two six-month cycles per year (January–June and July–December). Applications for the next cycle will be accepted starting in May. Visit americanstaffing.net to learn more.

In the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine, get insights on the top 10 trends affecting the industry right now and how staffing companies can take advantage of emerging opportunities. Plus, get to know ASA board of directors chair Janette Marx and see how she’ll help the industry get in a growth pattern in the year ahead; learn how health care staffing is adapting to a new normal postpandemic; and much more.

ASA members can access the current issue and back issues of Staffing Success, and other ASA digital publications, at americanstaffing.net/digital. Has your company renewed its membership for 2025? Don’t let your member benefits lapse—renew today at americanstaffing.net/renew.

Is your company prepared for the economic shifts and market changes that might be ahead? The ASA Growth Tool Kit was developed to empower staffing companies by providing them with the data, analysis, and business intelligence they need to withstand economic challenges and take advantage of opportunities.

The ASA Growth Tool Kit is a comprehensive repository of resources such as economic, business, and industry news; educational resources; articles, market analysis, and economic research. Access the ASA Growth Tool Kit at americanstaffing.net.

The ASA board of directors and staff welcome the following new members, which joined during the week ending Dec. 29.

BCforward
Indianapolis, IN
Connect Staffing Inc.
Marietta, GA
Guardian Healthstaff LLC
Lexington, KY

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:

• Health care staffing certifications
• Legal and legislative week in review
• Top 25 contributors on ASA Central

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.

In observance of New Year’s Day, ASA headquarters will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 1. Staffing Today will return Jan. 2.

Looking for real-time data on staffing employment? The ASA Staffing Index reports weekly changes in the number of people employed in temporary and contract work, now including data on staffing starts (new assignments). The data will help your firm evaluate its performance against a national metric on both a weekly and long-term basis.

All staffing firms with U.S. operations are invited to participate in the ASA Staffing Index survey. Every Tuesday, participants receive an email with the results of the weekly survey, including figures by company size, and access to historical data and new dynamic charts. These data, which are not available anywhere else, allow staffing firms to compare how their business is doing on a weekly basis relative to similarly sized firms in the industry. There are no fees to participate in the five-question survey.

Don’t get stuck with outdated or unreliable data—sign up to participate in the ASA Staffing Index and receive the most up-to-date information about the staffing industry. For more information about the index, visit americanstaffing.net/staffing-index.