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WASS Announces Free Monthly WASS Wednesday Discussions for 2024
WASS Wednesday Coffee Breaks will continue in 2024! Join us as we continue to host these rich discussion the 3rd Wednesday of each month typically from 11:30am to 12:30 pm via Zoom. Your chance to discuss all things staffing! These are FREE for WASS Members and moderated by WASS Board Members. Registration is required and…
Register today for the Midwest Staffing Conference on April 24-25, 2024!
Join ISSA, WASS and MASS, your hosts for the 2024 Midwest Staffing Conference! April 24 to 25, 2024 at the Drury Lane Conference Center 100 Drury Ln, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 This highly anticipated event is designed for staffing professionals from all over the Midwest to come together and share their expertise, collaborate, and learn…
Additional Sponsorships Available for Nov. 9th WASS Legislative Conference!
WASS Legislative Conference, Thursday Nov. 9th, Madison WI | Event Sponsorships $2,500 – Pre-Conference Dinner Sponsorship This would provide your organizations representatives with one-on-one relationship building time with Conference Speakers, WASS Board Members and additional CEO/Executive guests who are invited to join us the night before the conference. We only allow one sponsor for this event, hence…
WASS Announces Speakers and Topics for November 9th Legislative Conference!
10th Annual WASS Legislative Conference Thursday, November 9, 2023 Madison, WI See our great line-up of speakers and topics! Session Topic: Navigating the Economic Storm Speaker: Jason Turner Chief Investment Strategist & Head of Multi-Asset Strategy at Great Lakes Advisors, Chicago CEO’s worldwide rank a pending recession or economic downturn as their top concern in 2023. …
ASA’s Staffing Law Conference 2023
The ASA Staffing Law Conference, May 18-19, 2023 in Washington DC is the only event dedicated exclusively to the legal and regulatory issues facing staffing, recruiting, and workforce solutions companies. Click here for more details.
Important WFEA decision on Arrest & Conviction Record Discrimination
On March 10, 2022, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued its much-awaited decision in Cree, Inc. v. Palmer. The notable decision provided much-needed relief to Wisconsin employers by clarifying the WFEA’s arrest and conviction record discrimination law, easing employers’ burden for proving a substantial relationship when the underlying criminal conduct concerns domestic abuse, and rejecting LIRC’s…
President Biden and the New Congress
Thanks to Mike Gotzler, WASS Board Member and Attorney at Littler Mendelson, for his view of the new administration and possible issues affecting the staffing industry! Mike presented an informative webinar on Tuesday, March 9th. In case you couldn’t join in, you can learn more about how voters are shaping workplace policy from Littler and…
New Separation Notice Requirement for Wisconsin Employers
Emergency Rule DWD 120.02 Beginning November 2, 2020, Wisconsin employers will be required to notify workers at separation about the availability of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits pursuant to an emergency rule recently issued by the Department of Workforce Development (DWD). As in other states, Wisconsin’s DWD has interpreted a provision in the federal Families First…
COVID-19 and the American Workplace
United States Department of Labor Quick Reference Links Temporary Rule: Paid Leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Quick Benefits Tip Flyer Fact Sheets from the Department of Labor
Ask Congress for Covid-19 Relief for Staffing Firms
Ask Congress for Covid-19 Relief Contact Your Senators and Representatives Today As previously reported to ASA members, and in order to address staffing firms’ liquidity issues in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, ASA is asking Congress to afford the industry priority status for financial assistance. ASA is also asking that the date by which firms…