The Law and You
Legal scenarios and compliance strategies
Temporary Assignments:
A Means or an End?
This is the conundrum for a human resources veteran who
is new to the staffing industry. Mark quickly becomes an
employment law student in his search for the right answer
By Stephen C. Dwyer, Esq.
Mark is a recently hired recruit- er who is new to the staffing industry. Having spent his
entire 10-year human resource career in
the automotive field, he is eager and excited to apply his knowledge and skills
to staffing—a real people industry. Mark
quickly realizes, however, that there is a
steep learning curve, particularly in the
context of joint or co-employment. Always the stellar student, he quickly begins gathering books and materials on
the topic.
After reading ASA’s Co-Employment:
Employer Liability Issues in Third-Party
Staffing Arrangements, Mark thinks he’s
starting to get a handle on the nuances of
employment law as it applies to the staffing
industry—especially with respect to equal
employment, wage and hour, workers’
compensation, affirmative action, and labor
law, as well as other areas specific to the
industry. He even decides to make earning
the Certified Staffing Professional™ credential his top priority for 2012. It will
enhance his credibility in the field as well as
enhance his earning potential. ➤
The Law and You in this issue reveals its new look and format—
aimed at addressing staffing scenarios, legal implications, and solutions. The
scenarios presented here are fictional—but the answers are real.
