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Join ASE’s 2025 Employment Law Briefing for attorney-led insights on the latest workplace regulations and legal trends impacting your organization.

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Designed to help employers better understand Michigan's new Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA), ASE's FAQ page provides clear guidance on employer obligations, employee rights, and compliance requirements.

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Support your organization's staffing needs in all disciplines, not just HR. Reduce your recruitment costs, improve productivity, and find the best talent.

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Improve your employee retention rate by keeping a pulse on your employees' engagement level and implementing programs to improve it.

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Develop your most important asset: your people. ASE offers over 75 unique training courses, custom training, supervisory training, leadership programs, coaching, and much more.

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Avoid Risk

Avoid risk by remaining compliant. Whether your organization needs services for affirmative action plans, workplace investigations, employment law updates, or employee handbooks, we can help.

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Upcoming Events

August 26, 2025 In-Person (Grand Rapids): Conducting Effective Performance Reviews

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Objectives: This course is designed to ​review the fundamental elements of a performance evaluation, common pitfalls, best practices for providing performance feedback, and how to develop performance goals that fit your b... View Detail

August 26, 2025 Peer-to-Peer Discussion: Purchasing and Implementing HR Tech Systems

August 26, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.   Join us for a collaborative discussion on HR Technology Systems. Are you in the process of selecting or implementing key HR technology systems? Whether you're evaluating your first system or ... View Detail

August 26, 2025 Virtual: Recruiting Fundamentals

10:00 a.m. -3:30 p.m.  Objectives: This course provides an introduction to the basics of recruiting, and will cover the major areas of the recruitment lifecycle, including strategy development, candidate engagement, identification, job ... View Detail

Featured ASE News

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HR Lessons Learned from the Astronomer Coldplay Cheating Scandal

By Lauren Cromie

Most of the country has heard by now about the cheating scandal that rattled tech start-up, Astronomer, when their CEO and CPO were caught on the kiss cam at a Coldplay concert. The two C-suite executives, allegedly having an affair, were called o...Read More

Blog Posts

Success Measured by Empathy: A Leadership Reflection Inspired by Warren Buffett

By Mary Corrado

According to Warren Buffett, success can be measured with just one word – “love” – meaning that wealth and acclaim pale when compared to the depth of our human connections. But what if we reframe that wisdom through the len...Read More

Press Releases

ASE Pulse Survey Reveals Evolving Remote Work Trends in Michigan

By Heather Nezich

Troy, MI – June 23, 2025 --- ASE, Michigan’s largest employer association, has released its 2025 Remote Work Pulse Survey.  The survey highlights the shifting landscape of workplace flexibility across the state. The findings ...Read More

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