Employment Documents Audit
Merhab Robinson & Clarkson audits employment policy and procedure documents to ensure compliance with state and federal laws and provide valuable insights for organizational change
MRC Employment Documents Audits Include:
- All employment documentation, such as applications, at-will agreements, employment agreements, commission agreements, orientation checklists, evaluation forms, disciplinary forms and termination forms
- Existing personnel policies contained in employee handbooks and personnel policy manuals or other forms
- Personnel record maintenance system
- Current management training in all areas with special emphasis on Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and sexual harassment
- Hiring and termination practices
- Performance evaluation and appraisal system
- Employee discipline practices and policies
- Compliance with state and federal law relating to posting requirements
- Confidentiality and trade secret practices and policies
- Workplace safety and security issues
- Wage and hour practices*, overtime, breaks and meal periods and alternative work weeks
- Identify potential areas of risk or loss and make specific recommendations to reduce risks and losses
*The audit/review of employer wage and hour practices does not include a categorization of each of the employees as exempt or non-exempt or I-9 audits. The employment documents audit does include providing the employer with information and forms to assist in the correct categorization of employees. Additional assistance can be provided on an hourly fee basis.
Audit Deliverables
If your existing forms and documents are insufficient or not in compliance with state and federal law, MRC will provide the following forms and documents as part of your employment documents audit.
- Applications, at-will statements, performance appraisals, disciplinary forms, termination notices, exit interview forms, etc.
- Employee handbook, tailored to the employer’s own workplace and personnel policies
- Forms for ordering all required federal and state employment posters, including EEOC, FEHA, OSHA, FMLA, minimum wage, Polygraph Protection Act and more
- Recommendations to the employer concerning the development of its human resources/personnel management function
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