In September, the Illinois Department of Labor published a proposed rule implementing the equal benefits provisions of the state’s Day and Temporary Labor Services Act. The proposal would add new rules for how staffing agencies must calculate and provide “in-kind” benefits, or their cash equivalent, to qualifying temporary laborers. As previously reported, ASA has challenged the validity of the benefits mandate in a lawsuit that has been stayed pending the issuance of final rules. In comments filed on Friday, ASA