Human Resources Administration & Compliance

Perhaps the most important and most difficult to quantify service Merit Resources provides is Human Resources Administration & Compliance. Merit's Client Service team is made up of HR experts in employment regulations and best practices.

Most small businesses cannot afford to have an HR expert on staff, so they do the best they can by designating one or two people (who already have a full time job in another area) to try to keep up with all of the regulations and handle the various HR issues that arise. Frequently these businesses simply accept that they probably are not aware of and in compliance with all the rules, and they cross their fingers hoping to stay under the radar.

But when an incident occurs... when a former employee files for unemployment, a regulator calls about a compliance issue, an employee sues or a manager makes a misstep, these issues can immediately move from back burner to critical to the survival of the organization!

Stop Worrying & Let Merit's Experts Handle It

That is why so many independent businesses have decided to outsource it all to Merit Resources. In effect, Merit becomes your organization’s HR department, managing a long list of HR activities, including:

• On-Call Expert Advice on Employment Issues or Decisions
• Regulatory Compliance Monitoring (FLSA, FMLA, ADA, PRWORA... over 700 Federal employment regulations in all)
• Management of Unemployment Claims & Disputes
• Administration of Pre-Employment Background Checks & Drug Screening
  
• Creation and Maintenance of Employee Handbooks & Job Descriptions
  
• Maintenance of Employee Files and Records
• Many other services (see the Human Resources section of the Merit Directory of Services PDF)