The growing proportion of older age groups in the workforce can be either a challenge or an opportunity for sourcing talent. In the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine, learn how supporting productive aging strategies in your workplace can help your firm take advantage of the unique skillsets older workers bring to the table. Access…
Get Accelerated Education With Staffing Pro Stacks
ASA offers a new, effective way to get your firm on an upward trajectory in just nine weeks. Staffing Pro Stacks, its new professional development program, is a first-of-its-kind intensive credentialing program expertly designed by the best trainers in the industry to tackle your company’s biggest challenges. The program addresses specific pain points that staffing…
Staffing Agencies—Beware of Payrolling Scam
ASA has been advised of an alleged payrolling scam in Illinois aimed at staffing agencies. In one reported case, a person claiming to be the owner of an Illinois-based woodworking company allegedly contacted the staffing agency asking that the agency payroll several individuals who were supposedly employees of the woodworking company, but in fact were…
Employment Trends Index Decreased in June
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index decreased in June to 110.27, from a downwardly revised 111.04 in May. “The ETI fell in June, continuing the downward trajectory observed since the measure peaked in March 2022,” said Will Baltrus, associate economist at The Conference Board. “June’s ETI…
Oregon OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Workers From Potential Dangers of Heat Illness
As temperatures rise and the risk of heat illness in the workplace increases, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reminding employers to follow requirements designed to help protect workers from the hazards of extreme heat. The division offers free resources to help…
Washington State Bans Captive Audience Meetings
In Washington, the Employee Free Choice Act (Senate Bill 5778) went into effect June 6, effectively quashing so-called captive audience meetings by prohibiting employers from taking adverse employment action against employees who refuse to attend or from threatening such action to secure…
Hair Length Discrimination Banned in Colorado
Under an amendment to Colorado’s Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2020, hair length was added as a protected characteristic. The CROWN Act of 2020 specified that protections for discrimination on the basis of one’s race for in the context of public education, employment…
Louisiana Becomes Latest State to Prohibit Nondisclosure Clauses Related to #MeToo Claims
Under Louisiana House Bill No. 161, effective Aug. 1, nondisclosure clauses required by an employer and agreed to prior to a hostile work environment dispute or sexual harassment dispute will be unenforceable. The law’s broad definition of “hostile work environment” includes any condition where…
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: Getting certified as a disability-owned business enterprise Maintaining candidate interest during a long hiring…
What Ohio Employers Need to Know as Legal Marijuana Sales Begin
Ohio employers will soon see their employees be able to purchase recreational marijuana when dispensaries open in the coming weeks. Issue Two, a 2023 citizen-driven campaign for a recreational marijuana program, aligns with Ohio’s medical marijuana law and allows employers to set their own drug…
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