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Understand Colorado’s Equal Pay For Equal Work Act
Colorado’s new Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (C.R.S. § 8-5-101 et seq.) went into effect on January 1, 2021, and it makes some important changes that employers

Create Community & Opportunity For The Next Generation Of Employees
After seeing the devastating impact the pandemic and record-high unemployment are having on recent and upcoming college graduates trying to start their careers, Creative Alignments

4 Strategies To Keep Women In The Workforce During COVID-19
Employers are at a crossroads. One path goes forward. The other moves backward. After decades of women increasingly becoming a vital part of the labor

Let Applicants Do The Work To Find The Best Candidates
Hiring is time-consuming, starting with the daunting task of screening resumes. Short of having a recruiter do this work for you, here are simple ways

Employers: 7 Critical COVID Considerations For In-Person Interviews
As if hiring and interviewing were not hard enough. COVID-19 has necessitated additional layers of planning, safety precautions, technology needs and potentially awkward conversations for both

How To Write A Job Description To Attract Your Ideal Employee
With record-high unemployment, employers are now bombarded with an abundance of applicants. Screening countless resumes for open jobs can be time-consuming and very frustrating, especially when you

Actionable Steps To Diversify Your Hiring
Building a diverse workforce takes proactive, intentional work. Creative Alignments’ CEO, Peggy Shell, shares her journey into actionable change. This article first appeared on Inc.’s

6 Steps To An Empathetic Exit
Very few of us can remember a stranger, more perilous economic time. Businesses of all sizes are shedding employees, furloughing others, and asking those whose

An Open Letter from Creative Alignments
“After a number of days of very important and somber, but also hopeful and inspiring discussions, prompted by Shannon, a black team member at Creative

Virtual Interviewing In The Time Of COVID-19 & Beyond
In the past month, business owners and employees have all learned a lot about working remotely. Mastering teamwork across virtual communication platforms will be essential