Business activity across the U.S. service sector grew at a sharper pace in May, according to S&P Global. Output rose at the fastest rate for just over a year, supported by a strong expansion in new business. The upturn in new orders was driven by improved demand conditions in both domestic and…
Failure to Tie Request for Service Dog to Job Functions Dooms ADA Claim
A railroad denied an employee’s request to keep his trained service dog with him during stints as a freight train engineer to help with post-traumatic stress disorder, in part due to concerns about safety and whether having a dog in a locomotive violated federal railroad regulations. The employee…
Free ASA Webinar Tomorrow—Improving Financial Literacy
Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Are You Financially Confident? What You Need to Know About Your Money,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Kia Young of McCallister Young Group LLC will look at barriers that often hamper people from underrepresented groups as they attempt to achieve financial stability, and share strategies and tools for overcoming these barriers,…
New Jersey Workers Involved in Labor Disputes Now Qualify for Increased Access to State Unemployment Benefits
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law A4772/S3215 on April 24, giving increased access to unemployment insurance benefits to employees during labor disputes. Effective immediately, the bill provides employees with access to unemployment benefits when they have been locked out by their…
BLS: Staffing Employment Edged Up in May
Temporary help employment rose 0.3% (7,700 jobs) from April to May, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Note: initial BLS estimates on seasonally adjusted temporary help services employment data tend to be materially revised monthly and…
NFIB Jobs Report: Small Businesses Have Record High Levels of Job Openings
Four in 10 (44%) small business owners (seasonally adjusted) reported job openings they could not fill in May, down one point from April but still 20 points higher than the 49-year average reading, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. The percent of owners reporting labor…
Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Workers From Heat Illness During High Temperatures
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (called Cal/OSHA) is reminding all employers to protect workers from heat illness as high temperatures are forecast in the next few days. When working in these hotter conditions for the first time this year, workers must be closely observed…
Court Provides Guidance Regarding Employer Vaccine Mandates
In Hodges v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the California Court of Appeal ruled that Cedars did not violate the state Fair Employment and Housing Act’s prohibition on disability discrimination when it terminated an employee for noncompliance with its flu vaccine mandate. The employee had…
Natural Hairstyle Discrimination Protections Passed in Kentucky and Beyond
Lexington, KY, on May 12 became the fourth city in the state to protect hairstyles under its local antidiscrimination ordinances. The Lexington CROWN Act (Ordinance No. 49-2023), an acronym for “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” expands the definitions of race, religion, and…
The Latest From Your Colleagues on ASA Central
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: Compressed summer work schedules for internal staff Placement data for engineering and information technology…
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