Posted by: Karen Booher on October 21st, 2020
Special 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…
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Posted by: Karen Booher on October 5th, 2020
Are 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…
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Posted by: Karen Booher on September 22nd, 2020
Situation: 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…
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Posted by: Karen Booher on September 22nd, 2020
Today, 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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Posted by: Karen Booher on September 20th, 2020
On Aug. 28, 2020, the IRS issued further guidance on the deferral of certain employee payroll taxes from President Trump’s Aug. 8, 2020 Executive Order (EO). IRS Notice 2020-65 clarifies certain items, but the EO is still subject to change and many questions remain unanswered. Under the EO, summarized in our August blog, employees earning…
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Posted by: Karen Booher on August 19th, 2020
On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order relating in part to a payroll tax deferral for employees. This Executive Order aims to help relieve some of the immediate financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by allowing employees to take home more money. In essence, the Payroll Tax Deferral is an interest-free loan…
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Posted by: Karen Booher on August 18th, 2020
One of the unique challenges the pandemic is creating for employers is the build-up of employee PTO or vacation days. The causes are obvious. Travel bans and travel disruptions were a primary cause of fewer time-off requests this year. Not everyone is a fan of the “staycation”; some figure if they are going to have…
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Posted by: Karen Booher on August 15th, 2020
Zoom and other video platforms have become a part of our everyday lives in recent months. And, while we may have mastered turning our video and audio on, we still need to be aware of the virtual impression that we make with our body language. This holds true whether you are the interviewer or the…
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Posted by: Karen Booher on July 13th, 2020
On Jul. 2, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a page of FAQs regarding the spread of COVID-19 and how to best keep workers safe from infection. OSHA developed these FAQs from inquiries from the public. The questions cover 13 different topics, including Personal Protective Equipment and Return…
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Posted by: Karen Booher on July 5th, 2020
New college grads are facing a tough job market, and one that has changed tremendously since the COVID-19 crisis began. In addition to the obvious hard qualifications, employers are seeking entry-level candidates who are also well-equipped with an array of soft skills. What are Hard and Soft Skills? Hard skills are typically related to specific…
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