Labor laws and Staying Compliant with Jocelyn King, VirgilHR

The guest this time is Jocelyn King, CEO and Founder of VirgilHR, a SaaS solution that empowers HR professionals to make smart, compliant employment and labor law decisions in real time. HR has been the passion and focus of Jocelyn’s entire career as she’s supported high-growth technology start-ups and public companies throughout her tenure. She defines herself as a true HR generalist and has touched on all aspects of HR in her senior roles. Jocelyn has strong expertise in creating and executing HR strategy, managing employee relations for multi-state and global organizations, developing a diverse and high-performing work culture, owning organization development and change management, and crafting the total reward, talent development, and talent acquisition strategies.Questions for Jocelyn include: What unique challenges do HR professionals face when it comes to staying compliant with employment and labor laws, and how does VirgilHR address these issues differently from traditional methods?With the thousands of federal, state, and local laws constantly evolving, how does VirgilHR ensure that its platform remains up-to-date and accurate in real time?Any big compliance changes HR pros in the US can expect in the next 3-6 months? One key area for compliance is leave management and wage and hour laws. In one minute or less, how does VirgilHR support HR teams in navigating these complex areas?1 in 10 employers is sued every year by their employees and US employers spend over $14B a year on outside legal counsel. How does VirgilHR’s solution reduce risk and liability for organizations, and what kind of feedback have you received from clients regarding reduced legal costs or avoided settlements?What advice would you give to HR leaders who are overwhelmed with compliance challenges?  We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.Support the showFeature Your Brand on the HRchat PodcastThe HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score. Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here.Follow us on LinkedInSubscribe to our newsletterCheck out our in-person events