Compliance Corner: Q&A on Salary History Bans
29 July, 2022
Estimated time to read: 3 minutes, 30 seconds

Some employers use salary history as a way to set or negotiate compensation, but this tactic can have unintended consequences - including causing salary inequities and gaps. Salary history bans are one way to attempt to close those gaps. But for states and localities that don’t have any salary ban l...
Compliance Corner: Q&A on Communicating Total Compensation
30 June, 2022
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes

Eighty-two percent of employees consider benefits as part of their total compensation when deciding to accept a job offer or stay within their current position. For employers, this means that communicating total compensation is important for both recruitment and retention initiatives. In this...
Compliance Corner: Q&A on Long-Term Pay Compression
27 May, 2022
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes

Many organizations are facing pay compression issues as a result of the current economy and labor market. When not addressed, this can lead to turnover and employers may risk losing top performing employees. In this month’s Compliance Corner Q&A, isolved HR Services’ Business Partner Rachel Barr...
Compliance Corner (Update): OSHA Withdraws Vaccine-or-Test Mandate
28 January, 2022
Estimated time to read: 1 minute, 30 seconds

President Biden’s action plan for the Covid-19 pandemic, released in September of 2021, included a mandate that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) develop vaccine-or-test regulations for employers with 100 or more employees. Following this order, OSHA prepared an Emergency Temp...
Compliance Corner: 2021 Wrap Up
27 December, 2021
Estimated time to read: 2 minutes, 15 seconds

One of the toughest parts of running a business is ensuring compliance with labor legislation and regulations. Whether that means staying in the loop with government proposals for the COVID-19 pandemic or simply making sure labor law posters are displayed correctly, there are many compliance-related...