Increasingly, management and Directors take comfort in knowing that their Cooperative’s policies, procedures and practices have been subject to careful scrutiny by legal professionals.  Smith and Christensen, LLP, helps meet these demands for due diligence through customized HR audits designed to verify legal compliance, assess risks and identify best practices.

Among other topics, your Cooperative’s audit can include an evaluation of the following:

• Written personnel policies;
• Handbooks;
• Benefit policies and practices;
• Anti-harassment policies and training;
• FMLA and other leave of absence policies;
• Drug-Free Workplace Act;
• Wage and hour issues;
• Whistleblower issues;
• Conflict resolution;
• Commercial driver issues;
• Job descriptions;
• Employee evaluations;
• Supervisor training;
• Recruiting, selection and hiring;
• Performance evaluations;
• Disciplinary and termination policies;
• Non-discrimination/EEO issues;
• Diversity and affirmative action;
• Employee testing;
• Record retention;
• Work culture and job satisfaction issues; and
• Organizational structure and development.

We also help Cooperatives make use of the findings.  For example, we can help revise policies, present reports to your Board of Directors and guide you through a range of contentious workplace issues.