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 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 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 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…
Read MoreEmployees have been flocking to social media sites such as LinkedIn, TikTok, and X for quite some time now to share their personal stories and feelings about work, and to get others’ opinions. Out of this, many different HR-related buzzwords have been coined. Some are more commonly used, but others you may be hearing for…
Read MoreAs we get ready to usher in the holidays and turn the page on another year, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to our clients, temporary associates, and candidates for making 2024 – our 45th year in business – another memorable one. Our J. Kent Staffing team had an early…
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again! Yes, the holidays are here, but that’s not what we’re talking about. Here’s our annual update on what’s happening effective Jan. 1, 2025 with minimum wages locally, around the country, and also at J. Kent Staffing. Denver and Colorado’s 2025 Minimum Wage – $18.81 and $14.81 Per Hour, Respectively…
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