Key Takeaways:

• Temporary staffing during campaign season introduces unique compliance risks, particularly around campaign finance laws governing in-kind contributions and political involvement.
• Businesses may still be held legally accountable for the actions of outsourced workers, even when using staffing firms, especially if there’s oversight or benefit involved.
• Common risks include unauthorized solicitations, misclassification of paid workers as volunteers, and poor documentation of staffing activity.
• To protect against violations, businesses should vet staffing partners, embed compliance clauses in contracts, provide clear worker training, and establish internal oversight procedures.

You’ve likely tapped into temporary staffing firms during high-demand periods, but campaign season introduces a different kind of pressure — and a different kind of risk.…