Conducting a successful HR audit requires far more than completing a few checklists. The ability to quickly identify and address hot-button issues, know what areas require additional review, and provide expert solutions comes only with experience. HR Compliance Experts has decades of experience in:

• Regulatory compliance – including FLSA, ADA, FMLA, IRCA, NYSPFL, and Title VII;
• Compliant employment policies and practices;
• Employee relations issues, performance improvement plans, severance agreements, and employment terminations.

Independence is also a vital component of an effective HR audit.  Although using internal resources, such as the HR staff, to perform a “self-audit” can be a cost-effective option, the results may be overshadowed by a perceived conflict of interest.  With no vested interest in the outcome, HR Compliance Experts provides every client with an unbiased, comprehensive, and accurate evaluation of the company’s employment-related risks.

In today’s demanding business environment, it’s nearly impossible for business owners, managers, and even in-house HR staff to keep up with the constant changes in employment-related laws and regulations.  However, failing to comply with these laws and regulations can lead to staggering business and financial risks.  For example, in a recent federal DOL Wage and Hour Division case:

• Over a two-year period, the employer mistakenly underpaid 35 employees approximately $50 each in weekly overtime;
• The unpaid overtime totaled  $178,500, with an additional $178,500 in liquidated damages (penalties) assessed by the DOL; and
• The employer was required to pay the affected employees a total of $357,000!

With local, state, and federal agencies committed to aggressive enforcement, and employees filing complaints and lawsuits in record numbers, it’s important for every employer to identify and minimize employment-related risk wherever possible.