The National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Optimism Index decreased in February to 89.4, marking the 26th consecutive month below the 50-year average of 98. Twenty-three percent of small business owners reported that inflation was their single most important business problem in…
Gain Critical Compliance Know-How From the Nationβs Top Compliance Experts Next Month
At the ASA Staffing Law & Compliance Conference next month—May 16β17 at the Westin Washington, DC, Downtown in Washington, DC—the industryβs top employment law and compliance experts will provide the answers you need to safeguard your firm and achieve operational excellence. Whether youβre a staffing firm owner, executive, human resource professional, compliance manager, recruiter, or…
Hear From the Nationβs Top Compliance Experts at the Staffing Law & Compliance Conference
The industryβs top employment law and compliance experts will provide the answers you need to safeguard your firm and achieve operational excellence at the ASA Staffing Law & Compliance Conference—May 16β17 at the Westin Washington, DC, Downtown in Washington, DC. Whether youβre a staffing firm owner, executive, human resource professional, compliance manager, recruiter, or attorney,…
NFIB: Inflation Remains Top Problem for Main Street
The National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Optimism Index reached the highest reading of the year in June at 91.5, a one-point increase from last month. The last time the index was higher was in December 2023 when it reached 91.9. Even so, this marks the 30th month below the…
Technology, Cybersecurity Top Internal Audit Concerns Amidst Rising Generative AI Adoption
While cybersecurity remains the top risk, the rise in the usage of generative artificial intelligence tools is escalating in risk priority for internal audit leaders and audit committees, according to the eighth annual Internal Audit Priorities Survey by Jefferson Wells, a professional services…
Top AI Business Leaders Meet With White House to Discuss Emerging Industry’s Needs
Top Biden administration officials on Thursday discussed the future of artificial intelligence at a meeting with a group of executives from OpenAI, Nvidia, Microsoft, and other companies. The discussion focused on building data centers in the U.S. and the infrastructure needed to develop the…
New California DFEH App Regarding Baby Bonding and Pregnancy-Related Disability Leave
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has introduced a new mobile application designed to guide California employees on how to obtain job-protected leave to bond with a new child or for a…
AI Has Infiltrated the Hiring Process—and It’s Making It Miserable to Find a New Job
Digital phenomena that have become more advanced, widespread, and destabilizing have complicated the job search for newly jobless workers. Jobs advertised on job sites float around, seemingly unmonitored. There are just over 9.5 million job openings in the U.S., down from a record high of 12…
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Wage and Hour Opinion Letters
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Town Hall Forum for Direct Hire Professionals
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