How effective has your organization been at designating an individual to assume responsibility for oversight and implementation of all Human Resources issues?

To what degree has your organization purchased Employment Practices Liability Insurance?

How effective has your relationship been with an experienced Employment Attorney with regards to their advice to HR on day to day problems, solutions, and prevention of potential employment litigation claims and with whom you consult of before taking any adverse employment action against an employee who may possess protected characteristics under the law?

How effective has your organization been at having an Employee Handbook that is updated annually and distributed to all employees, who then sign an acknowledgment form?

How effective is your new employee orientation program at educating new employees on the company expectations, policies and protocols?

When considering a prospective employee, to what degree do you conduct a thorough background check, verify references, and make sure authorization is lawfully obtained for any credit and consumer reports?

With regards to supervisor and manager education, how effective has your leadership team been at providing annual training on proper interviewing and hiring techniques, on the administration of the company’s EEO policies and procedures, and reviewing the various employment laws?

To what degree are all employees advised of the company’s complaint and reporting procedure published in your company’s employee handbook?

How effective has your organization been at maintaining job descriptions and performance standards, and ensure they remain current by accurately reflecting the requirements of each job?

To what degree does your organization have a formal employee performance review protocol?

How effective has your organization been as maintaining a zero-tolerance policy towards discrimination/harassment/retaliation?

To what degree does your organization regularly examine your classification of “employees” and “non-employees” to ensure proper treatment?

To what degree does your organization regularly examine your classification of “exempt” and “non-exempt” employees to ensure proper treatment, such as the payment of overtime when warranted?

To what degree does your organization regularly examine the composition of your workforce to ensure diversity?

How effective are your policy and procedures at ensuring supervisors and managers cannot make independent hiring or disciplinary decisions without HR’s review?

To what degree does your organization have a policy addressing how leaves of absence are administered?

How effective is your team at regularly examining all employment posters and notices to ensure compliance with the notice requirements of federal, state, and local employment laws?

How effective is your organization at surveying your employees for overall satisfaction, commitment, and engagement, then using the survey findings to correct problem areas?

To what degree do you carefully document all employment-related actions?

How would you rate your organization’s effectiveness at promptly investigating all allegations of harassment or discrimination, and your attempts to resolve them?