Although federal law doesn’t require employers to give employees time off to vote, a majority of states (including Colorado) and some local ordinances mandate that employers provide voting leave time to their employees. What Does Colorado Require of Employers? Leave: Eligible employees are entitled to take up to two hours of leave to vote on…
Read MoreIn mid-August, J. Kent Staffing continued its annual tradition of delivering “fresh from the farm” Colorado Palisade peaches to our clients in the Denver metro area. The fantastic team at Alida’s Fruits in Palisade, Colorado helps to coordinate refrigerated door-to-door delivery to our Denver office, and then we divide and conquer our hand delivery to…
Read MoreCarnival rides, games, music, fireworks, rodeo events, tractor pulls, petting farms, fried dough, cotton candy, and friends & family – all things summer! J. Kent Staffing just wrapped up another successful year of staffing the busy Ticket Booth at the Arapahoe County Fair in late July. This year was record-breaking, with over 10,000 people in…
Read MoreJ. Kent Staffing is excited to announce its 45-Year Anniversary in July 2024! Since 1979, J. Kent Staffing has been providing staffing and recruitment services to companies throughout the greater Denver metro area and Colorado. The company grew and thrived under the tremendous leadership of its founder, Judi Kent Gervasini, for over 38 years. In…
Read MoreAs a member of the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce (CWCC), J. Kent Staffing was proud to be a Powerful Enthusiast Sponsor of their program, “Unlocking Career Opportunities – Getting Your Foot in the Door”, on June 25, 2024. Geena Toscano and Kara Cooper (left to right in photo) represented J. Kent Staffing at this…
Read MoreOn May 17, 2024, Colorado Governor Polis signed Senate Bill 24-205, or the “CAIA”, making Colorado the first U.S. state to pass a law aimed at protecting, among others, employees and employment applicants from algorithmic discrimination arising from the use of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system. “Algorithmic discrimination” means any condition in which the use…
Read MoreOn Tuesday, June 4th, we opened our doors (and garage doors) and welcomed our business neighbors in the Taxi area of RiNo for a fun kickoff to summer! Taxi has been the home of J. Kent Staffing for the past 2.5 years, but there were so many neighbors we had yet to meet. We were…
Read MoreOn April 30th, we had the pleasure of participating in an “Older Adult Volunteer and Job Fair” at one of Denver’s largest residential communities for adults ages 55+. This was the first event of its kind at this community, and it attracted much more interest than anticipated by the event’s organizer, Cari, the Community Life…
Read MoreJ. Kent Staffing is proud to have employees who are active volunteers in the Denver community! In the spirit of last week’s National Volunteer Week, we want to highlight and share some of our staff’s recent volunteer activities. Geena Toscano, Recruiter/Staffing Manager On April 24th, Geena spent the day volunteering at the Denver Zoo, making…
Read MoreDoes your company know all the rules relating to compensating employees for work-related travel time for your hourly paid employees? These also apply to a temporary/contract employee assigned to your company from a staffing agency. Home-to-Work Travel An employee who travels from home before the regular workday and returns to their home at the end…
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