Staffing World® 2021, the ASA annual convention and expo, continues today in Denver and virtually. Yesterday’s Super Session featured keynote speaker Sekou Andrews, who delivered a passionate presentation (sponsored by World Wide Specialty) about fueling growth through personal connections. Dorothy Taylor, chief executive officer of World Wide Specialty, was inducted into the ASA Leadership Hall…
EEOC Pushes EEO-1 Portal Opening to Fall of 2023
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has updated its EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection landing page to indicate that it has delayed “the tentative opening of the 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection to the Fall of 2023.” EEOC, which had expected the portal to open by mid-July,…
2022 EEO-1 Reporting—Hang Tight for Now
The 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 reporting period has been delayed. It is currently scheduled to open in the fall of 2023—with no date set in stone. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is in the process of doing a three-year renewal of EEO-1 Component 1 reporting with the U.S. Office of…
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Latest Stimulus Package Could Jolt U.S. Growth, Revive Inflation in 2021
The economy could hit its fastest annual pace in four decades due to the latest Covid-19 relief package, according to a survey of more than 60 economists by the Wall Street Journal. Their average forecast for 2021 economic growth is now 5.95%, measured from the fourth quarter of last year…
DOJ’s Office of Special Counsel Lists Employer Best Practices During Worksite Enforcement Audits
Lexology (02/08/12) There are several things employers undergoing audits by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement should do, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices. They should have a transparent process in place for communicating with employees during the audit, give employees a reasonable length of time…
Relying on Concepcion, Pennsylvania District Court Grants Motion to Compel Individual Arbitration on Eve of Class Certification Hearing
Lexology (02/21/12) In the case Brown v. TrueBlue Inc., two employees of the temporary staffing firm TrueBlue accused the company of violating the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act. The case applies the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, which holds that the Federal Arbitration Act pre-empts nearly…
USCIS Affirms Staffing Firms’ Ability to Obtain H1-B Visas
American Staffing Association (03/15/12) Stephen Dwyer On March 12, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, issued guidance stating that staffing firms can sponsor H1-B workers if they can establish a valid employer relationship with the assigned worker, or “beneficiary.” The guidance specifies factors that could lead…
Employers Must Update Their Social Media Policies
White & Case (04/05/2012) The National Labor Relations Act does not permit many of the provisions typically contained in social media policies, according to the second report on social media cases issued by the acting general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board earlier this year. “Employer policies should not be so sweeping that they…
Nebraska Enacts Job Reference Immunity Act
Labor & Employment Law Update (04/12) Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has signed LB 959 into law. The enactment of the statute means companies may be able to get more comprehensive reference information about a job applicant’s prior employment. The statute provides companies immunity from liability when they disclose reference information to a prospective employer about…
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