Employment Labor Law Audit (ELLA) Agenda

Resource Material: ID# 1006545

Agenda

• Strategic and Organization Description
  Identifies the strategic and organizational and risk factors and issues that affect the achievement of business and talent management objectives, HR management, compliance, and the organization's vulnerability to employment practices liabilities.
  
  
• Recruitment, Selection, and Hiring
  Reviews aspects of the recruitment, selection, and hiring process to uncover weaknesses and identify problem areas.
  
  
• Application Process
  Assesses elements of the organization's application form and process.
  
  
• Reference Checking and Responding
  Explores policies and procedures related to checking references and responding to other employers' requests for employee information.
  
  
• Immigration Issues
  Reviews compliance with the nation's employment related immigration laws.
  
  
• Americans with Disabilities Act
  Reviews and assesses compliance with the ADA
  
  
• Employee Handbook
  Assesses the organization's employee handbook in terms of communication effectiveness, compliance, use of protective language, and the creation of positive employee relations.
  
  
• Positive Employee Relations
  Assesses the organization's commitment to creating positive employee relations and suggests ways to improve the employer-employee relationship.
  
  
• Diversity Management
  Highlights the relevant factors that should be considered in developing a proactive approach to workforce diversity.
  
  
• Workplace Discrimination
  Assesses the organization's exposure to discrimination claims and identifies activities that help reduce the incidence and severity of discrimination charges and lawsuits.
  
  
• Affirmative Action
  Addresses the key issues and requirements of affirmative action planning and helps organizations comply with their obligations.
  
  
• Workplace Sexual Harassment
  Assesses the organization's exposure to sexual harassment claims and evaluates the organization's commitment to creating a sexual harassment-free workplace.
  
  
• Drug-Free Workplace Policy
  Reviews the issues and problems that employers face in developing and implementing a drug-free workplace policy.
  
  
• HIV/AIDS in the Workplace
  Addresses the key issues of HIV/AIDS workplace management.
  
  
• Job Performance Management
  Assesses the organization's performance appraisal system, process, and management.
  
  
• Retention Issues
  Evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the organization's employee retention efforts and assists in developing successful retention strategies.
  
  
• Conflict Resolution
  Assesses the organization's conflict resolution programs and methods of resolving conflict.
  
  
• Termination Process
  Evaluates the organization's termination decision-making process in terms of the substantive standards used and the procedural steps followed.
  
  
• Downsizing, Layoffs, and Plant Closing
  Assesses the organization's activities and outcomes associated with downsizing, layoffs, and plant closings.
  
  
• Unemployment Insurance Management
  Analyzes and assesses the performance of the organization's UI management program and helps identify and implement cost control measures.
  
  
• Employee Benefit Plan Compliance
  Evaluates the types of benefits programs offered and reviews some of the compliance issues associated with employee benefits.
  
  
• Leaves of Absence
  Reviews the organization's compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and other mandated employee leave protection statuses.
  
  
• COBRA and HIPAA
  Reviews obligations and responsibilities under COBRA and HIPAA and helps assess exposure to penalties as a result of non-compliance.
  
  
• Wage and Hour
  Reviews the organization's compliance with many of the provisions of the federal wage and hour law.
  
  
• Workplace Safety Management
  Evaluates the organization's efforts in creating a safe workplace.
  
  
• Records, Notices, and Information Management
  Discusses the creation, management, and retention of employment-related information, records, and files.
  
  
• Governance & Ethics
  Evaluates corporate governance and ethics practices.
  
  
• Benchmarking
  Provides metrics and best practices that allow the organization to compare its practices and activities against external standards.
  
  
• HR Audit Assistance and Tools
  Includes additional human capital and HR auditing tools including: the Employment Practice Liability Risk Exposure Tool™, and HR Auditing Action Plan™, the ELLA Pre-HR Audit Worksheet™, the Employment Retaliation Vulnerability Assessment™, the Human Capital Management Effectiveness Tool™, the Drug Policy Self Audit™, the Organizational Risk Assessment Map™, and the Employee Satisfaction Map™.