The U.S. Department of Labor will host a National Disability Employment Awareness Month event, Good Jobs Change Lives: Helping Disabled Workers Get Ahead, on Oct. 24, from 2:00 to 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time. This year’s NDEAM theme, Access to Good Jobs for All, emphasizes DOL’s goal to invest in and…
Free Online Course Based on Groundbreaking Industry Research
One of the top issues of concern for staffing and recruiting professionals continues to be how they can grow their talent pipeline and overcome the ongoing talent shortage. Communicating to job seekers in a way that resonates with them and captures their interest has never been more critical. ASA conducted extensive research to understand the…
DOL to Hold Online Seminars for Federal Contractors on Prevailing Wage Requirements in Fiscal Year 2025
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division will offer online seminars for contractors, contracting agencies, unions, workers, and other stakeholders on prevailing wage requirements in fiscal year 2025 for federally funded construction and service contracts. The division will host…
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Staffing World—The Essential Industry Event—Is Next Week
Staffing World® 2024 takes place next week. The ASA annual convention and expo, which this year happens Oct. 22–24 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, TN, is the industry’s largest, most powerful learning and networking event. ASA-certified professionals can earn up to 24 continuing education hours when they attend the various…
WSJ: Economists’ Outlook Brightens
U.S. gross domestic product is expected to expand 2.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024 from a year earlier, compared with an average forecast of 1.7% in July, according to a survey of 66 professional forecasters by the Wall Street Journal. Inflation as measured by the consumer price index is…
Sixth Circuit Clarifies Employer’s Bargaining Obligations During Public Health Emergencies
In National Labor Relations Board v. Metro Man IV LLC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld, in part, and reversed, in part, a U.S. National Labor Relations Board decision regarding an employer’s obligation to bargain about hazard pay and temporary workers during a state…
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: Attend networking events at Staffing World® 2024 Complying with federal contract requirements Navigating state…
Free ASA Webinar Today—Training Talent
Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Empowering Talent: Upskilling and Reskilling in the Staffing Industry.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Tirranny Nettles of Yupro Placement will look at how staffing professionals can leverage technology to develop talent, meet clients’ evolving needs, and bridge skills gaps in administrative and professional staff….
ASA Workforce Monitor: Many U.S. Workers Say Debt Is Influencing Their Career Decisions
Forty percent of U.S. workers say their current debt is influencing their career decisions, according to the latest ASA Workforce Monitor® survey commissioned by ASA and conducted online by The Harris Poll in August 2024. When asked if their current debt (including mortgage, credit card, student loan, and medical debt) was influencing their career decisions,…
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