Yearly Archives: 2017

A thoughtful compensation system is key to attracting, engaging, and retaining top talent, but associations often wing it when it comes to compensation.

The key to winning the benefits war is having clear tactics and strategies anchored in a philosophy toward investing in people. It is this investment that, if executed properly, can yield long-term returns including reduced turnover and increased workforce productivity.

The Massachusetts ‘Don’t Ask’ provision puts every job candidate—woman or man—in a stronger, fairer pay negotiating position that can affect their jobs, careers and families for a very long time.

Determining how much an employee is worth and establishing compensation levels is a challenge most companies face.  The March 2017 issue of Bloomberg BNA’s Workforce Strategies, takes an in-depth look at how companies determine how much to pay their employees.  Kim Keating, Founder and CEO of Keating Advisors, is featured in the article, providing insight into how to balance an organization’s salary ranges and candidate’s salary history.

Last July, the Massachusetts legislature approved an Act to establish pay equity, commonly referred to as the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act. The law, which goes into effect on July 1, 2018, amends the current statutory prohibition against gender-based pay inequity by strengthening the protections offered to workers. This article, co-authored by Keating Advisors and Kurker Paget, an employment law firm in Greater Boston that advises and represents employers in a range of employment matters, answers some of the most frequently asked questions about the new law, offers employers information about the key components of the law, and provides suggestions for what they can do now to avoid liability when the law goes into effect.

Keating Advisors is pleased to announce a partnership with Risk Cooperative, a specialized insurance and risk advisory firm. With the specter of continued healthcare complexity, rising direct and indirect costs and the potential repeal of all or parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), middle market employers with resource constrained human resources teams are particularly vulnerable