It’s almost the end of yet another year and, once again, that means an increase in the minimum wage in many states. Exactly half of the states (including our neighbors – Wyoming, Utah, Nebraska, and Kansas) will not have any increase in their state minimum wage in 2021, but Colorado is on the list of…
Read MoreThroughout 2020, there were many new laws passed affecting employers, both statewide and federally. Some of the Colorado Acts become effective Jan. 1, 2021. A federal Act, in response to the pandemic, expires at the end of 2020. Here’s a recap and reminder of some important pieces of legislation affecting Coloradoans now. Paid Sick Leave…
Read MoreOn Election Day 2020, Colorado voters approved the Paid Medical and Family Leave (PMFL) initiative – Proposition 118. PMFL creates a state-run paid family and medical leave insurance program that provides most Colorado employees with up to 12 weeks of partial pay and job security for various family and medical-related absences from work. An additional…
Read MoreOver the past decade, U.S. companies have made slow yet measurable progress in the representation of women in leadership in corporate America. However, one of the largest studies of Women in the Workplace performed recently by McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.org shows that 1 in 4 women are now considering leaving the workforce or downshifting…
Read MoreColorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA) goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2021. The new law applies to all employers in the state and has provisions on pay equity, pay history, and pay transparency. New Employer Requirements and Prohibitions Employers cannot seek the wage rate history of job applicants or rely on a…
Read MoreHiring is challenging enough, but there are added complexities when hiring for virtual or work-from-home positions. Even with the best monitoring systems and quotas to ensure productivity and accountability, a manager who doesn’t see their employees everyday needs to be able to trust that their remote employees are working hard. I recently read an article…
Read MoreSpecial Olympics Colorado – An Important Mission: According to specialolympicsco.org, “The mission of Special Olympics Colorado is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of…
Read MoreAre you looking for a chance to get involved with this years’ election? J. Kent Staffing is actively hiring 40 paid Election Registration Judges to work on Monday, 11/2/2020 & Tuesday, 11/3/2020! We are just weeks away from the highly anticipated 2020 election and just as it is important to vote in the election, there…
Read MoreSituation: An employee tells you about a business problem they are experiencing, and asks for your advice on how to handle it. Your Response: You give them your opinion and recommendation on what to do. Does this sound familiar? If so, then you are not effectively developing and nurturing Problem Solvers in your organization. So…
Read MoreToday, 9/22/2020, is the first day of Fall. Reflect back to mid-March of 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic hit with a major impact on the U.S., forcing lockdown orders and closed workplaces. Most of us didn’t predict then that we would still find ourselves in the midst of the pandemic – 6 months later. In…
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