The Massachusetts Staffing Association (MSA) is a trade association which promotes the interests of staffing and recruiting firms in the Commonwealth through legislative advocacy, public relations, education, and the promotion of high standards of legal, ethical, and professional practices.
MSA and HRC are excited to announce our 3rd Annual Golf Tournament and Gala! Join us at the Sandy Burr Country Club on Monday, June 24, 2013. Sandy Burr Country Club is an exceptional facility that features beautifully manicured grounds with the areas inest 18-hole course. The tournament will be a scramble format with plenty [...]
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Jim Ayraud is the CEO and Founder of Next Level, Inc., a Sales Management Consulting Firm. Jim will be leading three Executive Roundtables for CFO, COO or Business Owners who believe that working on their internal operations is critical to their success and the success of their company. Join a select group CFO, COO or Business [...]
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2013 Best of Staffing August 11, 2012
2013 Best of Staffing Now Open For the last two years, MSA has partnered with Inavero to learn about our membership satisfaction and ways to improve. As the leading provider of client and talent satisfaction surveys, Inavero does more than any firm worldwide and has served as the American Staffing Association’s exclusive research partner since 2006. Sign [...]
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Assurance Staffing E-zine Articles April 22, 2012
Monthly web magazine of articles related to the staffing industry. Link to the e-zine: http://www.assuranceedgeonline.com/staffing/
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Jobless Claims Fall Again February 10, 2012
Jobless Claims Fall Again Wall Street Journal (02/09/12) Jeff Bater U.S. jobless claims fell by 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 358,000 in the week ended Feb. 4, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday. The unexpected decrease that gave further indication the jobs market is improving. The previous week’s figures were revised up, to 373,000 [...]
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Unemployment Decline Masks U.S. Labor Force Drop: Economy BusinessWeek (02/08/12) Alex Kowalski Although the U.S. unemployment rate fell to a three-year low of 8.3% in January, the U.S. Department of Labor reports that the number of working-age people in the labor force hit a 29-year low. The working-age population rose 1.51 million, but 83% of [...]
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Must Have Skills For Job Seekers In 2012 January 6, 2012
In 2012, creativity and adaptability are among the key skills needed to land and keep a job, as staff levels remain lean and employers expect workers to respond to a wide variety of demands. More
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Recruiting never seems to change much. Even with computers, smartphones, cheap video, big bandwidth and years of accumulated experience, the way we search for people and select them looks very much the same as it looked 50 years ago. The question is: Why haven’t these tools and technologies made any significant difference? More
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Massachusetts Staffing Employee of the Year Announced October 26, 2012
Kim Madden of The Davis Companies is the 2012 Staffing Employee of the Year Staffing Companies in Massachusetts nominated 11 employees as their nominee for the 2012 Staffing Employee of the Year. All the nominees for this award are winners. They represent their staffing companies with their clients and contribute to the success of the [...]
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Massachusetts Staffing Association Wins National Awards October 23, 2012
The Massachusetts Staffing Association was honored at Staffing World® 2012, the annual convention and expo of the American Staffing Association, held Oct. 9-11 in Las Vegas. MSA received a Chapter Superior Merit Award for its outstanding programs and chapter efforts, and a Legislative Superior Merit Award for its outstanding legislative efforts during 2011. MSA past [...]
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USCIS Releases New E-Verify Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program Enhancements Employment September 21, 2012
USCIS Releases New E-Verify Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program Enhancements Employment Screening Resources News (09/17/12) Tom Ahearn U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has released a number of new enhancements for the E-Verify electronic employment eligibility verification program. A new Quick Audit Report will permit businesses to report their E-Verify activity to federal, state, or local [...]
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American Staffing Association (08/21/12) The Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards posted a summary of the new legal requirements which will be imposed on staffing firms effective Jan. 31, 2013. To access the summary, click here. The Massachusetts law will require staffing firms doing business in the state to send temporary employees written notice of each [...]
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Health Care Payment Reform Bill August 11, 2012
ASA Legal Analysis Massachusetts Enacts Health Care Cost Control, Employer Appeal Measures American Staffing Association (08/08/12) Anne Duffy On Aug. 6, Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts signed the Health Care Payment Reform Bill into law. The legislation is designed to reduce the cost of health care in the state. The new law represents the second [...]
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ASA Legal Analysis Massachusetts Staffing Bill Enacted American Staffing Association (08/02/12) Stephen Dwyer After almost a year of political wrangling, on Monday the Massachusetts state senate passed HB 4304, which requires staffing firms doing business in the state to send temporary employees written notice of each assignment’s wage rate, the starting and end times of [...]
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American Staffing Association (03/20/12) Stephen Dwyer Late last week, a revised version of HB 1393 was passed out of the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development. As originally drafted, HB 1393 would have prohibited staffing firms from charging permanent placement and conversion fees with respect to certain employees, potentially required in-state offices, and [...]
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South Shore Staffing President Ed McDaid Elected to Board of Directors at South Shore Chamber of Commerce February 29, 2012
The Canton company founder was elected to a three-year term. February 18, 2012 Ed McDaid, founder and President of the eight-year old firm South Shore Staffing (www.southshorestaffing.com), has been elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of South Shore Chamber of Commerce. In this capacity, he will work with the Chamber’s Directors [...]
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2012 Boston Magazine Five Star Wealth Managers BOSTON MAGAZINE NAMES THE MURPHY INSURANCE GROUP ADVISERS TO ELITE FIVE STAR WEALTH MANAGER LIST FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR Braintree, MA – February 2012 – Boston Magazine has published their list of FIVE STAR Wealth Managers for 2012. This elite group represents less than 2 percent of [...]
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Unemployment Decline Masks U.S. Labor Force Drop: Economy February 10, 2012
Unemployment Decline Masks U.S. Labor Force Drop: Economy BusinessWeek (02/08/12) Alex Kowalski Although the U.S. unemployment rate fell to a three-year low of 8.3% in January, the U.S. Department of Labor reports that the number of working-age people in the labor force hit a 29-year low. The working-age population rose 1.51 million, but 83% of [...]