The U.S. Internal Revenue Service announced additional actions to help small businesses and prevent improper payments in the Employee Retention Credit program, including accelerating more payments and continuing compliance work on the complex pandemic-era credit that was flooded with claims…
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: Employee motivation tactics Legal and legislative week in review Status of recruiting company franchisees…
U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Fell More Than Expected Last Week
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, suggesting fears the labor market is unraveling were overblown and the gradual softening in the labor market remains intact. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 17,000 to a…
How Are Staffing Firms Using Technology?
With technological advances constantly offering new ways to source, engage, select, and hire candidates, navigating and understanding the technology landscape can be a challenge. ASA and Talent Tech Labs ran an industry-wide survey to understand how staffing firms are leveraging talent acquisition technology, and what their satisfaction is with specific tools and vendors. The results…
USCIS Updates Forms I-9 Expiration Date
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has updated the Aug. 1, 2023, edition of its Forms I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, solely to extend the expiration date from July 31, 2026, to May 31, 2027. Employers must be using the Aug. 1, 2023, edition of the form. The Aug. 1, 2023, edition…
Ohio Now Has Legal Recreational Marijuana: What Employers Need to Know
Recreational marijuana became legal in Ohio on Aug. 6, making it important for employers to understand that they can continue to prohibit marijuana use, possession, and distribution in the workplace and on work time and enforce drug-free workplace policies. Employers can discipline or terminate an…
Staffing Industry Needs to Prepare for Changes After Supreme Court Ruling Pulls Power From Federal Agencies
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 28 overturned the Chevron doctrine, giving the courts—not administrative agencies—the power to say what the law actually is. All general workplace regulations that have a tremendous impact on the staffing industry are now on the potential chopping block, with…
Free ASA Webinar Today—Understanding New Overtime Rules
Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Navigating New Overtime Rules: Key Changes and Legal Challenges for Staffing Employers.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. A new regulation published by the U.S. Department of Labor significantly increases the level of compensation needed to make a worker exempt from federal overtime provisions. Lawsuits…
Learn How to Win at Sales Without Being Sales-y
Stumped when it comes to selling? At Staffing World®, the ASA annual convention and expo, this fall you can join highly rated return presenter and sales coach Natasha Hemmingway for her session “Closing Is a Non-Event: Here’s Why” to learn about the four components of her tried-and-true sales process—and the importance of having an authentic…
Business Roundtable Develops Cybersecurity Workforce Playbook
The Business Roundtable Cybersecurity Playbook was designed to help employers create entry points to cybersecurity careers and strengthen cybersecurity talent pipelines across various industries and sectors. The playbook includes practical information employers can use to create more clear entry…
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