Scott Nissen and the Wisconsin Association of Staffing Services were honored at the annual convention of the American Staffing Association, held in October in New York City. Scott Nissen received, on behalf of WASS, the Legislative Merit Award for its outstanding legislative efforts during 2001. WASS was able to overcome a threat by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue to implement a sales use tax for staffing services. WASS is a statewide association of staffing companies in Wisconsin. Scott Nissen, current president, was recently reappointed to a second term. The staffing industry in Wisconsin employs 51,592 temporary and contract employees per day.