Between December 2022 and December 2023, 35 states added construction jobs, while industry employment declined in 14 states and the District of Columbia and held steady in Missouri, according to an analysis of federal employment data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Texas added…
Member Sound Off: Mapping Routes to Sales Success
How have staffing firm sales processes changed over the past few years? Find out how your peers answered that question in the latest issue of Staffing Success magazine. Member Sound Off highlights answers to intriguing questions from industry leaders. For this issue, members were asked about the new or innovative sales techniques they’ve tried and…
Free ASA Webinar Today—Managing Your Online Reputation
Don’t miss the ASA webinar “Online Excellence: Why Reputation Matters for Recruiter Success.” It takes place today from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern time. Hear industry leaders address the role that reputation plays in staffing client and job seeker decision making in a panel discussion facilitated by Eric Gregg of ClearlyRated, the association’s satisfaction survey…
Thousands of Gig Workers Shorted for Wages, Sick Leave
New determinations from Denver Labor, a division of the Denver Auditor’s Office, found that two staffing companies misclassified their workers as independent contractors. Denver Labor found Instawork misclassified nearly 3,000 people as independent contractors and Gigpro misclassified about 90….
Free ASA Webinar Tomorrow—Managing Your Online Reputation
Don’t miss tomorrow’s ASA webinar “Online Excellence: Why Reputation Matters for Recruiter Success,” 2–3 p.m. Eastern time. Hear industry leaders address the role that reputation plays in staffing client and job seeker decision making in a panel discussion facilitated by Eric Gregg of ClearlyRated, the association’s satisfaction survey partner. All ASA webinars are free for…
ASA Publishes Update to Issue Paper Regarding I-9 and E-Verify
ASA published an updated version of its issue paper “Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Form I-9 and E-Verify.” Written by outside immigration counsel Helen Konrad of law firm McCandlish Holton, the updates reflect the recent approval of a permanent, virtual verification option to complete Form I-9s, changes to the new Form I-9, and updated…
Another PAGA Strikeout for Employers in the California Supreme Court: Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills
On Jan. 18, 2024, the California Supreme Court definitively resolved a dispute among the California courts of appeal regarding the discretion of a trial court to strike on manageability grounds a claim under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA). The long-awaited decision in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills Inc. (Case No. S 274340)…
POWR Act Shifts Antidiscrimination Paradigm in Colorado Workplaces
On Aug. 7, 2023, the Protecting Opportunities and Workers’ Rights Act went into effect, significantly overhauling and expanding the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act. The POWR Act adopts a much lower threshold that workers must satisfy to prevail on employment-related harassment and discrimination…
Help Prevent Workplace Harassment; Comply With the Law
Provide training for temporary workers—and comply with the law—with cost-effective and state-specific training. ASA offers a comprehensive online course specifically for staffing company use. ASA has partnered with Kantola Training Solutions to provide full-service training for the temporary workers staffing companies employ. It allows you to track candidate and employee progress, download status reports, and…
Hospitals Are Desperate for Workers. They Might Find Them in High Schools
Bloomberg Philanthropies has pledged to spend a total of $250 million over five years pairing hospitals with high schools in 10 cities or regions, including Boston, New York; Philadelphia; Houston; Dallas; Nashville, TN; and Charlotte and Durham, NC, as well as in rural areas in Tennessee and…
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