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October 28, 2024

Deadline This Week—Participate in the ASA Mentor Match Program

ASA provides a resource designed for staffing industry professionals interested in being part of valuable mentoring relationships—the ASA Mentor Match program.

Mentor Match allows members to make valuable industry connections, define career goals, and gain insight from staffing peers. The program is meant to help staffing professionals grow professionally and network with fellow ASA members. Participants are matched for a six-month period (during a January–June cycle or a July–December cycle).

The deadline to apply for the six-month cycle that begins in January is this Thursday, Oct. 31. Visit americanstaffing.net/mentormatch to get started as a mentor or as a mentee.

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Free ASA Webinar Tomorrow—Contract Negotiation
ASA Concludes Successful Convention; Names 2025 Leaders
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CFPB Takes Action to Curb Unchecked Worker Surveillance
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New Wage Equity Legislation Requires Pay Transparency and Reporting Requirements in Massachusetts
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Upcoming Events

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Free ASA Webinar Tomorrow—Contract Negotiation

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.

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ASA Concludes Successful Convention; Names 2025 Leaders

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.

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