What's New For Employers
America's employers have been providing health insurance coverage to the majority of the workforce and their dependents for many years. These benefits have included anything from partial coverage to full payment of medical, dental, and vision care, and are sometimes part of the hiring package employers offer to eligible employees. As the national debate on health care continues and the current system evolves, it is important to understand the historical reasons behind this practice in order to contextualize it in today's world. A brief history of no …
Market research studies are conducted in Denver, Colorado in nearly every industry. Denver is a growing, dynamic city, attracting global customers, and therefore, market conditions are frequently examined in order to understand the preference, attitudes, and behaviors of consumers in our market-based economy. Whether government or private industry, all sectors are trying to understand what products people want, who will buy them, and at what price.
Denver International Airport Contributes $22 Billion a Year to Colorado’s Economy
At the heart of our Denver market-based econ …
Washington - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) effective March 8, 2013 published a revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 for use. All employers are required to complete a Form I-9 for each employee hired in the United States.The Department of Homeland Security has published a Notice in the Federal Register informing employers of the new Form I-9 (Rev.03/08/13) N.
New Improvements to Form I-9 – User-Friendly Instructions
Improvements to Form I-9 (Rev. 03/08/13) N include new fields, reformatting to reduce errors, and clearer instructions to bo …
Financial Analysts provide guidance to businesses and individuals making investment decisions. They study company financial statements and analyze commodity prices, sales, costs, expenses, and tax rates to determine a company's value by projecting its future earnings. They often meet with company officials to gain a better insight into the firm’s prospects, management, and strategies.
Financial Analyst Employment Expected to Grow 23% from 2010-2020
Denver Staffing Managers and Denver financial recruiting firms are seeing a rise in demand for Financial Analysts. In …
"Today, out-selling the competition for "A" level performers is a core competency of business success. That's not hyperbole; it's reality. It is the only way we can win the War for the Best Talent, and our victory is the only way employers can win the War for a Big Bottom Line." Peter Weddle has been writing columns for his own newsletter and for the Interactive Edition of The Wall Street Journal since 1999.
Denver Employers Making Job Offers Quickly in 2013
Although current unemployment rates are still near recession highs as of Janu …
“Today, out-selling the competition for “A” level performers is a core competency of business success. That’s not hyperbole; it’s reality. It is the only way we can win the War for the Best Talent, and our victory is the only way employers can win the War for a Big Bottom Line.” Peter Weddle.
Peter Weddle has been writing columns for his own newsletter and for the Interactive Edition of The Wall Street Journal since 1999. The following column has been drawn from that work and updated:
First, we have to recognize that the best and brightest hav …
On Friday, December 28, 2012, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service finally issued long-awaited proposed regulations detailing many of the employer responsibility provisions under the Affordable Care Act.
The 144-page rule will be published in the Federal Register on Jan. 2.
Comments on the proposed regulations are due March 18.
In addition, a public hearing on the regulations will be held in Washington, DC, on April 23.
Employers May Rely on Proposed Regulations – Pending Issuance of Final Regulations
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Denver staffing agencies, temporary help firms and large Denver employers (50 or more employees) should all be aware of key provisions and timelines affecting employers beginning January 2013 under The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2012.
Here are some of those key dates and provisions for 2013 and 2014:
Date
Key Provision or Timeline
2013 Jan. 1
Employers must report value of employee health benefits on 2012 Form W-2.
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010, makes sweeping changes in the U.S. health care system, many of which will affect our Denver, Colorado employers and others in our nation.
2013 “Look-Back” Period Begins – All Employee Data Analyzed
Denver staffing agencies such as J. Kent Staffing are now in the process of preparing and planning for implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and will begin to analyze all employee data for the 2013 “look-back” period. For lar …
Colorado Constitution Requires Annual Minimum Wage Adjustment for Inflation
Article XVIII, Section 15 of the Colorado Constitution requires the Colorado minimum wage to be adjusted annually for inflation. The state minimum wage is tied to the Consumer Price Index for the Denver-Boulder-Greeley region. The pending increase is directed by a 2006 constitutional amendment that provides annual cost-of-living adjustments to the minimum wage. This will affect many Denver jobs in a variety of industries and sectors to include Denver staffing agencies and Denver temporary agencies provid …
As a Denver employer of an hourly, non-exempt workforce during the 2008 Great Recession, we know that overtime hours worked by your staff have been sparingly approved. Due to the negative impact of increased payroll cost on your company’s budget, Proactive Overtime Management is a must as discussed in our blog on August 22, 2012.
State of Colorado and City & County of Denver Enforce Strict Overtime Policies
During the Great Recession of 2008, Denver employers have been proactively managing overtime, and in some cases have written strict overtime policies. T …
DENVER, CO., November 26, 2012 – J. Kent Staffing is pleased to announce they have been awarded the GSA Schedule 736 contract. The 736 Schedule, awarded by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) on September 24, 2012, has a contract end date of September 23, 2017.
GSA Advantage!® - Electronic Ordering System
Acknowledging the growth in federal spending through GSA, J. Kent Staffing has placed their staffing services and solutions on the federal government’s electronic ordering system, GSA Advantage!®. J. Kent Staffing is now certified to provid …
Denver Recruiters are specialists in the practice of attracting qualified individuals on behalf of their clients or organizations. Recruiters may be generalists or have a particular knowledge of the many industries and sectors that make up the North American Industry Classification System, known as NAICS.
Denver’s Information Technology Jobs Unfilled Due to Lack of Skilled and Qualified IT Workers
Today one of the hottest sectors is information technology, and the jobs are plentiful. However, the uncomfortable truth is that our tech companies just can’t find the work …
When working with professional, career-minded Denver job seekers, Denver staffing agencies and recruiters are beginning to see a change from the concept of “work-life balance” to the reality of “work-life integration.” What’s the difference?
Work-Life Balance – A Concept
Wikipedia defines work-life balance as a concept including proper prioritizing between "work" (career and ambition) and "lifestyle" (health, pleasure, leisure, family, and spiritual development/meditation). Related, though broader, terms include "lif …
Having just returned from the American Staffing Association’s Staffing World Convention in Las Vegas (October 9 - 11, 2012), J. Kent Staffing Managers would like to update you on important information regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which will directly affect Denver employers to include Denver staffing agencies.
Guidance notice 2012-59 – Clarifies Waiting / Administrative Period
Guidance notice 2012-59, released in August 2012, clarifies group health insurance waiting or administrative period under section 2708 of Patient Pr …
On August 2, 2012, J. Kent Staffing, a Denver based temporary and contingent staffing agency, published its Part 1 of its Employer Headlines on Obamacare, “Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare—Next Steps for Staffing Firms." At the time our article was posted, the Obama administration still had not released the important official guidance clarifying the definition of full-time employee under the Affordable Care Act and “look-back proposal.” That official guidance, Notice 2012-58, was finally released on Friday, August 31, 2012
Why is the Full-Tim …
Denver staffing agencies and Colorado recruiters have a daily mission to search for and recruit the most qualified talent to enhance their Candidate Pool. At J. Kent Staffing we recognize that our clients need top talent to compete, therefore, more frequently, they are requiring the right combination of "hard" and "soft" skills sets when making a new hire. Whether our client’s organization is a Fortune 500 firm or a small, entrepreneurial company, every CEO in Denver, Colorado is looking for top talent that can bring both skill sets to the …
Based on a recent ruling in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, Denver employers are not liable for unauthorized overtime in excess of 40 hours per week if they did not know or had reason to know of overtime worked. On December 11, 2011 the court reviewed Kellar v. Summit Seating Inc. (No. 11-1221, 7th Cir., 2011), and ruled in favor of Summit Seating, Inc. arguing that the plaintiff, Susan Kellar, did not give her employer overtime notice. On her own account she was arriving at work between 15 minutes and 45 minutes before the start of her shift, and punched the time clock at those …
Until further notice, employers should continue using the Form I-9 currently available on the forms section of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website (uscis.gov). This form should continue to be used even after the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number expiration date of August 31, 2012 has passed. USCIS will provide updated information about the new version of the Form I-9 as it becomes available. Although it had been announced previously that a form change would take place in August 2012, the USCIS will continue to use the current Form I-9. To ob …
Although we missed the June 21st World Handshake Day, we at J. Kent Staffing would like to spend some time talking about a telling event during the interview process: the handshake. While a good handshake did not make our list of "Top 10 Interview Blunders," it definitely can affect the impression you give to hiring managers and others involved in the interview process as you are in the hunt for a competitive Denver job with top companies.
The Handshake – Non-Verbal Communication
Many researching the history of the handshake have come across gre …
On July 12th, J. Kent’s Staffing Managers and Denver Recruiters participated in an American Staffing Association (ASA) training webinar titled, “Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare—Next Steps for Staffing Firms.” Although J. Kent Staffing has been tracking this legislation for more than a year, the seminar served notice that the impact of financial and reporting costs will significantly affect all Denver employers to include Denver staffing agencies.
Webinar Panel Experts
Edward A. Lenz, Esq. - ASA Senior Vice President, Legal and Public Affairs
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Social media marketing refers to the process of gaining website traffic or attention through social media sites. Social media marketing programs usually center on efforts to create content that attracts attention and encourages readers to share it with their social networks such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, or Google +, for example.
Denver Social Media Marketing Professionals Needed by Small Business Enterprises
With the increased awareness around social media marketing trends, J. Kent Staffing’s clients have begun to develop a marketing strategy to increase their brand …
Denver Accounts Payable Specialists with solid full-cycle AP experience are not an easy find. On the contrary, when J. Kent’s Denver Recruiters identify a qualified, experienced Accounts Payable Specialist, it is not difficult to match them with top Denver companies looking for this type of accounting department talent.
Accounts Payable Specialists – Found in Most Industries
Accounts Payable Specialists positions may be entry level or highly experienced and are generally found in most industries. If the position is entry level close supervision is generally req …
Central to any organization’s on-time and successful delivery and storage of goods and materials is the management of business operations, namely logistics. Simply put, supply chain, logistics management involves integration, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, packaging, and often, security. One of the positions, fundamental to a global manufacturer’s supply chain management success, is the hands-on position of Shipping and Receiving Clerk.
Denver Shipping and Receiving Clerk Key to Successful Warehousing Logistics
J. Kent’s client …
5th Generation Denver, CO Attorney Still Has Passion for the Law
A lifelong Colorado resident, Mr. Hodges was born in Denver, Colorado to a family that had been practicing law for five generations. Mr. Hodges was a keen and focused student, and soon found that he too shared his family’s passion for law. He ventured to Illinois to attend Lake Forest College, and then returned to his native Colorado to attain his J.D. at the University of Colorado.
42 Years of Legal and Community Service
Over the last 42 years, he has cultivated a successful career as one of Denver&r …
Since 1997, the law firm of Joseph G. Hodges, Jr., Attorney at Law has outsourced their human resources, recruiting, hiring, and staffing administration and management to Denver staffing agency, J. Kent Staffing. For more than 3 decades, J. Kent, a Colorado recruiting and Contingency Search and Temporary Staffing firm has been recognized as one of the leaders in the greater metro area and Rocky Mountain Region.
During the past 15 years, the law firm and Mr. Hodges, a highly respected trusts and estate attorney has looked to J. Kent Staffing for qualified Paralegal …
How do you bring real value to your hiring process and hiring decision? You know the resume but do you know the person? Although the candidate meets your qualifications, do you really know what they think, feel, what is important to them and how they will fit into your culture.
Each organization in Denver today is competing to attract top talent from local, national and international markets. The unemployment figures may be up but talent that presents as a “complete package” is still in short supply and does not stay on the market long.
Corporations competing in today&rs …
Denver Staffing Agency Recognizes the Importance of Employing a Legal Workforce
As a Denver staffing, recruiting and temporary agency, J. Kent Staffing recognizes the importance of employing a legal workforce. Although J. Kent has been judiciously verifying employment eligibility of its large temporary staff using the Form I-9 since 1986 (after the passage of the Immigration Control and Reform Act of 1986), effective February 17, 2012, we are augmenting our Form I-9 with the federal E-Verify program.
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) E-Verify Clause
At J. Kent, we pro …
Few Can Deny That Colorado Has a Distinctive Allure
J. Kent Staffing, a Denver, Colorado contingency search firm and temporary staffing agency frequently conducts searches for companies and entrepreneurs opening new Denver offices.
Since 1979, companies planning on relocating or opening new offices in Denver as well as out-of-state job seekers repeatedly quiz J. Kent’s Recruiters and Staffing Managers about our state and the state of our economy.
Whether it is a search for top Denver accounting talent, a seasoned Human Resource Manager, a Social M …
Whether You're New to Denver or a Native, This City is Full of Surprises
Denver staffing agencies, Colorado temp agencies and top Denver recruiters understand that Colorado’s economy is built on small business which is responsible for 97% of new job creation in the state.
Largely responsible for state's business activity are private sector investors as well as participating cities and counties. These entities, many times in partnership have created a competitive environment that attracts companies, jobs and talented, new Denver job seekers.
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Part 4 of 4: The Internet has its own culture, Netiquette. Netiquette is the etiquette governing communication on the Internet. Netiquette is a cyber-word with real world implications. Netiquette, or net etiquette, is the social code of the Internet because the Internet is a network and etiquette is a social code. The Golden Rule of Netiquette is to do unto others on the Internet as you would have done to you. Good Netiquette involves respecting others' privacy and not doing anything online that will annoy or frustrate other people.
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Part 3 of 4: When you are on the hunt for a Denver job, you must understand Email Etiquette or "Netiquette" in order to have a successful outcome to your job search. During your job search you will have to construct emails, send attachments as directed, and may be required to carry on an e-versation (electronic conversation) with Human Resource Managers, Recruiters, and Staffing Managers. We have discussed the Top 10 Email "Dos"; now here are the Top 10 Email “Don’ts”. The dos and the don'ts apply to anyone using email me …
Part 2 of 4: When you are in the hunt for a Denver job, you must understand Email Etiquette or "Netiquette" in order to have a successful outcome for your job search.
It is important to learn Email Etiquette Dos and Don'ts. During your job search you will have to construct emails, send attachments as directed, and may be required to carry on an e-versation (electronic conversation) with Human Resource Managers, Recruiters, and Staffing Managers. Here are the Top 10 Email “To Dos” to help you land the job that you want.
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Part 1 of 4: Understanding the importance of a professional email address and email etiquette, particularly for those Denver job seekers and J. Kent Candidates looking for new employment opportunities, cannot be overstated.
As a Denver, Colorado staffing agency, J. Kent Staffing receives and executes a vast majority of its business correspondence through the Internet, particularly email. Our Denver Staffing Managers, Recruiters, Researchers and operations team manage and process millions of emails a year in order to conduct the complex business of staffing and recruiting.&nb …
J. Kent Staffing, a Denver staffing agency has worked with recent college graduates in their quest for that first entry-level, professional, career opportunity in non-technical fields since 1979. Needless to say, throughout the past three decades, our Denver Staffing Managers and Recruiters have experienced many different job markets and they recognize the job challenges faced by recent college graduates when the economy contracts. Contracting markets such as we have seen between 2008 – 2011mean fewer good jobs especially for those non-technical majors.
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Top Denver staffing agencies are always looking to attract successful talent to enhance and increase their candidate pool with educated, skilled, qualified and trained staff.
Likewise, as a staffing agency, if we are truly invested, it is also incumbent upon us to stay abreast of legislation at all levels that may impact our nation’s jobs and careers. At J. Kent, our research team, Staffing Managers and Recruiters continually assess new career and Denver job opportunities.
Federal EMR Electronic Medical Records Mandate 2014/2015 Deadline Creates New Denver J …
Denver Staffing Agency Hires Contract Compliance Specialist-Provides Seamless Payroll Services Staffing
A Denver, Colorado public-private partnership to the tune of $2.085 billion is big, and big implies the need for a lot of qualified staff. Whether it is professional talent, support staff or field personnel, on a project of this size, every person must be productive, and their contribution meaningful enough to bring the deliverables in on time, and on or under budget. However, when every person counts, loss of trained and qualified staff members will affect work flow and tea …
Denver Staffing Agency Sees Private Sector Job Creation Activity
January 2012 was a busy month for J. Kent Staffing in Denver, Colorado as we have seen a significant increase in Denver metro staffing requests, and hiring over January 2011.
We are quite surprised by the surge of new orders. It is good news for everyone, especially those of us in the private sector trying to provide jobs or help start careers for our qualified candidates and employees. We understand the private sector job creation that we experienced, particularly by small business, is crucial to …
Employment is just one measure of overall U.S. economic performance. In general, employment levels tend to increase as the economy expands and contracts during times of economic slowdown or recession. However, changes in overall employment levels tend to be delayed in monthly labor reports, and appear later than the period in which the trend occurred—making them a lagging indicator of economic trends. However, Denver staffing agencies and staffing agencies in general throughout the United States and globally have an excellent pulse on the economy and current hiri …
If you are not able to determine the classification clearly, err on the side of caution and use a Colorado staffing agency or Denver temp agency to eliminate misclassification and costly consequences through the agency’s Denver payroll services.
Independent Contractor or Employee?
The Supreme Court has claimed there is no single test for determining if an individual is an independent contractor or an employee according to the Fair Labor Standards Act. Even in legal terms, the line between an independent contractor and an employee is not always clear. However, the cost of misclas …
Colorado Constitution Requires Annual Minimum Wage Adjustment for Inflation
Article XVIII, Section 15 of the Colorado Constitution requires the Colorado minimum wage to be adjusted annually for inflation. The state minimum wage is tied to the Consumer Price Index for the Denver-Boulder-Greeley region. The pending increase is directed by a 2006 constitutional amendment that provides annual cost-of-living adjustments to the minimum wage.
28 Cent Increase Effective January 1, 2012
The proposed increase will be effective January 1, 2012
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Jobs, Flexibility, Bridge, Choice, Training
Jobs
We're the jobs people. Staffing companies match millions of people to millions of jobs.
2.01 million people per day are employed by staffing companies in the U.S.
8.6 million temporary and contract employees are hired by U.S. staffing firms over the course of a year.
79% of temporary and contract employees work full time, virtually the same percentage as the rest of the work force.
Flexibility
The staffing indus …
As the baby boom generation slowly exits the U.S. workplace, a survey of leaders from this consortium of business research organizations found the incoming generation sorely lacking in much needed workplace skills — both basic academic and more advanced “applied” skills.
In collaboration, The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) conducted an in-depth study of the corporate/business perspective on the readiness of new entrants into the U.S. workfo …
