It seems like we've been hearing about the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) employer mandate for forever. If nothing changes, the provision will finally start to take effect January 1. With that in mind, let's review some critical facts about the law for staffing firms.

• If you have 50 or more full-time or "full-time equivalent" employees, you will have to provide healthcare insurance to full-time employees under the employer mandate. This includes ALL W-2 employees on your…

When it comes to background check compliance, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) gets most of the attention. However, there is more than just federal law to consider. More and more states and localities are creating their own criminal background checks laws that you must make sure are followed when checks are run on your contractors. Even if…