Across the state of Colorado, a powerful movement is underway—one that’s dismantling the stigma around menstruation and addressing a silent but critical need in schools: access to menstrual hygiene products. At the heart of this effort is PeriodPalooza, a grassroots initiative organized by the nonprofit Justice Necessary, dedicated to ensuring period equity for Colorado’s students.…
Read MoreEvery company wants to have “A” players on their team. What percentage of your company’s employees are in this category? More importantly, what percentage of your managers are in this category? Here is a great list of qualities and traits compiled by David DeWolf found in “A” Players (or in those who are on their…
Read MoreLate last month, Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 25-144, Concerning Changes to the ‘Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Act’ (FAMLI) into law. 1. The law creates a new leave category, called Neonatal Care Leave, which allows parents covered by the FAMLI plan (or other state-approved paid leave plan) to take up to an…
Read MoreOn April 3, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a new edition of the Form I-9. What are the Key Updates? Renaming the fourth checkbox in Section 1 to “An alien authorized to work” Revising the descriptions of two List B documents in the Lists of Acceptable Documents Adding appropriate statutory language and…
Read MoreManagers are a key part of any organization. Good managers can have a huge positive impact, and are a reason employees stay at companies. Bad managers can do a lot of harm, and are a reason employees leave. Business Management Daily, a division of Capitol Information Group, Inc. provides a quick 50-question quiz focusing on…
Read MoreJ. Kent Staffing played a pivotal role in hiring event staff for ETH Denver 2025, a week-long festival of innovation focused on Ethereum, the world’s second-largest blockchain after Bitcoin. As a leading event dedicated to empowering the Web3 community, ETH Denver brought together over 25,000 attendees from more than 125 countries, including developers, entrepreneurs, and…
Read MoreA key to being able to fairly evaluate candidates is to be consistent with your questions. You may want to consider getting “back to the basics” with your toolbox of interview questions. There’s a reason they’ve been staples in interviews for so long… because they result in good information coming back to the interviewer! Aside…
Read MoreThe official results are in! J. Kent Staffing is proud to announce that we have won our 7th consecutive year of “Best of Staffing” awards from both our Clients and Talent. What Were Our Ratings? Clients (companies). We received our highest client rating yet of 94.4% Net Promoter® Score (NPS). For comparison, the staffing industry’s…
Read MoreJ. Kent Staffing recently hired 18 team members (17 staff and 1 supervisor) to support our client’s Annual Assembly with over 3,000 attendees at the Colorado Convention Center. Our client is a national association of physicians and other medical professionals from many different specialties, with more than 5,300 members. Under the diligent and enthusiastic direction…
Read MoreOn December 19, 2024, the IRS issued the 2025 business standard mileage rate: 70 cents per mile, up 3 cents from 67 cents in 2024. Issued in IR-2024-312, it applies to business use of a personal vehicle (cars, vans, pickups, and panel trucks) and goes into effect Jan. 1, 2025. The IRS also announced other…
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