The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a frequent subject of litigation, with the format of the Disclosure and Authorization documents constantly being challenged. To...
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Voluntary Benefits: Why Offer Them?
As employers continue to evaluate their total rewards packages in response to historically low unemployment, voluntary benefits are getting more attention in benefit-plan design. The...
Helping Failing Employees is Good Business
After months of training, coaching, and trying to help an employee improve their performance, they are still failing to meet expectations. After such a time-consuming...
What is the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act?
Governor Polis has signed the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, a new law governing pay equity in Colorado. The law forbids discrimination between genders...
Mental Health Awareness Month and the Workplace
Employees’ mental health issues (and those of their significant others) exact a very high cost on the workplace due to lost productivity, absenteeism, turnover, turnover,...
Staff Spotlight -Wayne D’Antoni
Wayne D'Antoni possesses over 20 years of Human Resources experience, primarily as a generalist and recruiter. He joined Employers Council in 2015 from ADP, Inc.,...
Top Five Considerations for Incentive Plans
Variable or incentive pay is compensation that does not become part of employees’ regular salaries and can fluctuate from time period to time period. According...
Pregnant Employees: Show Them You Care
A recent study finds that pregnant employees often feel “pushed out” by their employers, and even those who voluntarily leave (“opt out”) often do so...
Three Takeaways from the 2019 SHRM HR People and Strategy Conference
Last week, I was fortunate to attend the 2019 SHRM HR People and Strategy Conference near the beautiful beaches of Aventura, Florida. The conference focused...
Establishing Work Requirements and Individual Employee Accountability
Managers generally get good, solid performance from their employees when their expectations are clearly communicated and understood. In establishing credible workplace standards and expectations, managers...