HR Consulting

HR Consulting

Our Chicago based HR Consulting Services include expertise in all phases of the employment relationship. We can be on-site and serve as your outsourced HR Department or we can support and advise your existing HR personnel.


Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Regulatory and Legal Compliance

  • Research and communicate issues relating to changing labor laws
  • Coach and counsel on legal compliance issues—-defensible terminations, sexual harassment, etc.
  • Address vulnerable risk areas—-wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment, wage and hour, etc.
  • Create Employment Agreements such as non-competes, confidentiality, non-disclosure, severance agreements.

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Employee Handbooks

  • Create a customized guidebook and/or evaluate existing guidebook for best HR practices and legal compliance, including adherence to ADA, FMLA, FLSA, and COBRA regulations
  • Update handbook periodically as needed or due to changing laws
  • Typical guidebooks provide information on the following areas:
  • Employment
  • Employment Benefits & Services
  • Professional Development
  • Employee Separation
  • Employee Time Off
  • Standards of Conduct
  • Work Conditions

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Management of Employee Information

  • Establish, maintain, and update personnel/payroll/I-9 verification files for all employees
  • Track sick, holiday and vacation pay via standard process, or custom tracking process
  • Conduct and provide employee exit interviews, as requested
  • Provide employment verifications (mortgage, auto, etc.)

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Recruiting

  • Develop, design and place employment ads, as requested
  • Coach, counsel and advise client on recruitment process
  • Assist in the hiring process with applicant screening, resume triage, interviewing, etc.
  • Web access to EmPowerHR resume library

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Orientation, Coaching, Training & Development

  • Conduct new employee orientations
  • Coach and counsel management and supervisors on all HR matters on an ongoing basis including progressive discipline, terminations, employee relations issues, etc.
  • Access to Forms Library—-sample applications, new employment forms, corrective action, etc.
  • Provide customized training, i.e. sexual harassment, performance management, etc.

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Pre-employment Services

  • Conduct Criminal Background Checks, Motor Vehicle Records, Credit, and Reference Checks
  • Coordinate drug screening and results notification

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Unemployment Administration

  • Administer and manage unemployment claims
  • Initiate appeals when appropriate
  • Participate in hearings

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Workers' Compensation and Risk Management

  • Provide deposits related to annual premiums
  • Administer and manage claims
  • Provide assistance with provisions of Workers' Compensation compliance

Click here to expand contentClick here to collapse content  Employment Practices Liability Insurance

  • Insurance protection coverage for vulnerable risk areas, such as:
    • Wrongful Termination; Discrimination; Sexual Harassment; Age, Race, and Gender
  • Legal fees and settlement expenses are covered
  • Up to $1MM for any one occurrence / $3MM aggregate / $50,000 deductible

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