HR Compliance Planning for 2023
By Leora Kirk 2022 brought with it many compliance complexities as we all worked to navigate the challenging and changing landscape created by the pandemic. Over the past year, we shifted our attention to a tightening labor market, rising inflation, and most recently,...
Four Things Employers Should Know About Pay Transparency
From the Pros at the HR Support Center Have you heard about pay transparency? It’s the idea that companies should be open with employees and applicants about pay and, more broadly, what factors they include when making decisions about compensation. It’s no secret that...
Maine Compliance News: Updated Guidance from DOL Regarding Payment of Wages at Termination
By Leora Kirk, Human Resources Services Manager Section 626, Cessation of Employment, was amended by P.L. 2022 CH 561, to address circumstances in which vacation must be paid out at the end of employment. The amendment, which was signed by Gov. Mills in April 2022,...
What is Discrimination?
From the Pros at the HR Support Center A hiring manager, eager to fill an exciting new role in the company, reacquaints himself with a candidate’s resume as that candidate takes a seat across from him. Looking up, the hiring manager jolts involuntarily, surprised to...