by Kellie Boysen | Jan 7, 2016 | Compliance, Our Blog
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission celebrated its 50th anniversary last year. Their fiscal year, which ended in September, was quite lucrative for the EEOC, as they recovered over $525 million for discrimination victims. Over 89,000 private sector complaints...
by Kellie Boysen | Dec 8, 2015 | Compliance, Policies
As an employer you are required to provide appropriate accommodations to nursing mothers. If you aren’t doing this, you are putting your company at great risks. The Affordable Care Act amended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to require employers to provide...
by Kellie Boysen | Nov 12, 2015 | Compliance, Our Blog
Ridiculous as it sounds, “they never told me” is a standard defense in employment lawsuits. It plays to the jury’s sense of fairness, and it plays pretty well. Organizations must train their supervisors to communicate expectations effectively in order to combat this...
by Kellie Boysen | Nov 5, 2015 | Compliance, Employee Management, Hiring & Firing, OSHA & Safety, Our Blog
Every business leader and executive should understand what an HR Audit is. An HR Audit is a method used to review the company’s current human resources policies, procedures, documentation and employee management systems. This review identifies areas in need of...
by Kellie Boysen | Oct 14, 2015 | Compliance, Updates & News
The President signed the Protecting Affordable Care for Employees (PACE) Act into law on October 7, 2015, which was introduced as a bipartisan bill in the spring of this year. The PACE Act seeks to amend the definition of a “small group” employer, from “up to 50...
by Kellie Boysen | Oct 13, 2015 | Compliance, Our Blog
In June of this year, Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a fine of $2.2 million against Broetie Orchards in Washington state for employing 1,000 unauthorized workers. This multimillion dollar penalty is a showcase of the severe consequences for U.S....
