Compensation Planning Solutions

We create compensation programs that are bold and imaginative, yet practical and compliant.

SERVICES

Compensation Plans &
FLSA Compliance

Our compensation compliance services begin with a detailed review of your current compensation framework to determine whether pay practices are structured, consistent, and defensible. We examine how job roles are defined, how pay is determined, and whether your compensation strategy aligns with organizational goals and market realities.

We also evaluate whether compensation decisions are merit-based, non-discriminatory, and compliant with federal, state, and local pay regulations, including FLSA classification standards. This ensures your pay structure supports fairness, reduces legal and regulatory risk, and protects your organization from costly wage-and-hour disputes.

Setting the Direction

Successful total reward programs start with the creation of a Total Rewards Philosophy that sets the direction, serves as a compass, & provides expertise while delivering results.

Benchmarking

HR Unlimited Inc. can research, analyze and interpret the market data and trends to determine which course of action will drive the most value-added results.

Training and Communication

HR Unlimited Inc. thrives on developing interactive training courses to increase HR and management’s understanding of total rewards and compliance initiatives.

Organizational Design

Organizational design has a significant impact on culture, nimbleness, process efficiency, cost structures, job levels, career paths, and employee opportunities for advancement.

Program Design

HR Unlimited Inc. specializes in facilitating the development, implementation, communication, and roll-out of total reward programs.

Compliance & Administration

HR Unlimited Inc. can assist with program administration and ensuring that programs and processes are compliant with Federal and State requirements.

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Setting the Direction

Successful total reward programs start with the creation of a Total Rewards Philosophy that sets the direction, serves as a compass, and provides expertise while delivering results.

HR Unlimited Inc. specializes in creating Total Reward Philosophies and approaches that support the achievement of organizational objectives while attracting, retaining, and motivating employees.

Design of the Total Reward Philosophy and approach

Gap Analysis

Establishing the Total Rewards Team, role clarification, and project planning

Prioritizing requirements, costs, and impact

New program integration and communication

Sourcing resources as needed:

  • Systems
  • Data
  • Best practices
  • Requests for proposals, score-card analysis, and vendor selection

Benchmarking and Best Practices

Data driven decisions lead to success. HR Unlimited Inc. can research, analyze and interpret the market data and trends to determine which course of action will drive the most value-added results.

Benchmarking and Competitive Market Studies

Proxy Research and Analysis

Data Review and Analysis

Third-Party Survey Design, Analysis and Reporting

Salary Survey Completion

Merit Adjustment & Promotion Budget Recommendations

Training and Communication

HR Unlimited Inc. thrives on developing interactive, experiential training courses to increase Human Resources and Management’s understanding of total rewards and compliance initiatives. To further support Human Resources and Management, HR Unlimited Inc. creates detailed communication plans and materials to drive appropriate awareness and understanding of how programs work and what actions employees can take to drive results.

Training

Compensation and compliance training for HR professionals and management.

Communication

Brochures, FAQs, Manager Speaking Notes, Train the Trainer tool kits, and marketing campaigns.

Organizational Design and Employee Development

Organizational design has a significant impact on culture, nimbleness, process efficiency, cost structures, job levels, career paths, and employee opportunities for advancement. To best support the needs of your company and employees, HR Unlimited Inc. will provide you with the assistance required to take a holistic approach to merit-based organizational design and employee development.

Organizational Structure Design

Job Architecture

Merit-Based Career Pathing & Leveling Charts

Job Evaluation

Job Description

Promotion Process

Program Design

HR Unlimited Inc. specializes in facilitating the development, implementation, communication, and roll-out of total reward programs that align with business objectives, drive results, and pay for performance.

Base pay

Salary structure design and impact analysis

Pay increase guidelines

Bonus and commission plans

Variable pay

Long-term incentive plans

Compensation program design and administration (Stock options, restricted stock units, performance units)

Reward and Recognition Programs

Pay for Performance

Performance Management, Merit, Bonus, and Compensation Planning Processes

Paying for Performance starts by establishing expectations and associated outcomes. Ongoing feedback is critical to removing obstacles and correcting course. Aligning rewards and recognition to achievements that are in the ‘line of sight’ will create winning results for the organization and employees.

Compliance and Administration

HR Unlimited Inc. can assist in ensuring that programs and processes are compliant with federal and state requirements. Additionally, HR Unlimited Inc. can assist with program administration, increasing process efficiencies and customized cost modeling and reporting.

Compliance with State and Federal Labor Laws

FLSA Exemption Reviews

Fair Pay Act

Process Improvement and Documentation

Complex Modeling and Analysis

Database Creation and Reporting

HR Policy, Procedures and Practices

Wisconsin

Who Must Submit?

  • Employers contracted with Wisconsin that meet the criteria outlined by the State of Wisconsin Affirmative Action Plan Requirements document.

What Must Be Submitted?

  • Employee and Organization Information

Who Must Be Included

  • Active employees as of a given Snapshot date, as well as the applicants, hires, promotions, and terminations of the year prior to the Snapshot date.

Employment Service Delivery System (ESDS) Link

Washington

Who Must Submit?

  • Employers contracted with Washington that employ 50 employees or more

What Must Be Submitted?

  • Construction: Construction Project and Employee Information (Construction AAP)
  • Supply & Service: Employee and Organization Information

Who Must Be Included

  • Construction: Employees on payroll over a period of one year.
  • Supply & Service: Active employees as of a given Snapshot date, as well as the applicants, hires, promotions, and terminations of the year prior to the Snapshot date.

Employment Service Delivery System (ESDS) Link

Rhode Island

Who Must Submit?

  • Employers contracted with Rhode Island that have state contracts of $50,000 or more and employ 50 employees or more

What Must Be Submitted?

  • Construction: Construction Project and Employee Information (Construction AAP)
  • Supply & Service: Employee and Organization Information

Who Must Be Included

  • Construction: Employees on payroll over a period of one year.
  • Supply & Service: Active employees as of a given Snapshot date, as well as the applicants, hires, promotions, and terminations of the year prior to the Snapshot date.

Employment Service Delivery System (ESDS) Link

Pennsylvania

Who Must Submit?

  • Employers that have apprentice programs registered with the Pennsylvania Council
  • Highway construction contractors with Federal-aid PennDOT contracts of $10,000 or more

What Must Be Submitted?

  • Employee and Organization Information
  • Construction Project and Employee Information

Who Must Be Included

  • Registered apprentices in workforce.
  • Employees on payroll over a period of one year.

Employment Service Delivery System (ESDS) Link

Ohio

Who Must Submit?

Employers contracted with Ohio that meet one of the following criteria:

  1. Supply & Services contract of $5,000 or more
  2. Construction Contracts of $50,000 or more and they employ 50 employees or more

Employers contracted with Ohio for construction work

What Must Be Submitted?

  • Construction: Construction Project and Employee Information (Construction AAP)
  • Supply & Service: Employee and Organization Information

Who Must Be Included

  • Construction: Employees on payroll over a period of one year.
  • Supply & Service: Active employees as of a given Snapshot date, as well as the applicants, hires, promotions, and terminations of the year prior to the Snapshot date.

Employees on payroll over a period of one month.

Employment Service Delivery System (ESDS) Link

New York

Who Must Submit?

  • Employers contracted with New York – largely depends on the state agency.

What Must Be Submitted?

  • Employee and Organization Information

Who Must Be Included

  • All active employees as of the chosen Snapshot date.

Employment Service Delivery System (ESDS) Link

New Mexico

Who Must Submit?

  • Employers with 10 or more employees in New Mexico that are bidding on state contracts

What Must Be Submitted?

  • Employee Pay Information

Who Must Be Included

  • All active employees as of the chosen Snapshot date.

Employment Service Delivery System (ESDS) Link

New Jersey

Who Must Submit?

  • Employers contracted with New Jersey for construction work

What Must Be Submitted?

  • Employee and Organization Information

Who Must Be Included

  • Employees on payroll over a period of one month.

Employment Service Delivery System (ESDS) Link

Nevada

Who Must Submit?

  • Employers with 5 or more registered apprentices in Nevada.

What Must Be Submitted?

  • Construction: Construction Project and Employee Information (Construction AAP)
  • Supply & Service: Employee and Organization Information

Who Must Be Included

  • Registered apprentices in workforce.

Employment Service Delivery System (ESDS) Link

Minnesota

Who Must Submit?

  • Employers contracted with Minnesota that meet the following criteria:
  1. State Contract for goods and services of $100,000 or more
  2. Employ 40 employees or more

What Must Be Submitted?

  • Employee and Organization Information

Who Must Be Included

  • Active employees as of a given Snapshot date, as well as the applicants, hires, promotions, and terminations of the year prior to the Snapshot date.
  • Employees on payroll over a period of one month.

Employment Service Delivery System (ESDS) Link

Massachusetts

Who Must Submit?

  • Employer with 100 or more employees in Massachusetts
  • All state contractors providing construction or design services

What Must Be Submitted?

  • EEO-1 Reports of the Prior Year
  • Weekly Employee Pay Information
  • Employee and Organization Information

Who Must Be Included

  • All active employees as of the chosen Snapshot period. The Snapshot period is defined as a single pay period between October 1 and December 31 of the reporting year.
  • Active employees on payroll
  • Employees on payroll over a period of one month.

Employment Service Delivery System (ESDS) Link

Maine

Who Must Submit?

  • Employers contracted with Maine with a state contract of $50,000 or more

What Must Be Submitted?

  • Construction: Construction Project and Employee Information (Construction AAP)
  • Supply & Service: Employee and Organization Information

Who Must Be Included

  • Construction: Employees on payroll over a period of one year.
  • Supply & Service: Active employees as of a given Snapshot date, as well as the applicants, hires, promotions, and terminations of the year prior to the Snapshot date.

Employment Service Delivery System (ESDS) Link

Kentucky

Who Must Submit?

  • Employers contracted with Kentucky that meet either of the two criteria:
  1. State contracts of $250,000 or more
  2. Employs 8 employees or more

What Must Be Submitted?

  • Construction: Construction Project and Employee Information (Construction AAP)
  • Supply & Service: Employee and Organization Information

Who Must Be Included

  • Construction: Employees on payroll over a period of one year.
  • Supply & Service: Active employees as of a given Snapshot date, as well as the applicants, hires, promotions, and terminations of the year prior to the Snapshot date.

Employment Service Delivery System (ESDS) Link

Illinois

Who Must Submit?

  • Employers with 100 employees or more, with at least one location in Illinois

What Must Be Submitted?

  • Employee Pay Information

Who Must Be Included

  • Pay information of all employees during the 12-month calendar year immediately prior to the deadline or recertification due date.

Employment Service Delivery System (ESDS) Link

Connecticut

Construction employers contracted with Connecticut that meet either of the two criteria:

  1. Your company is the construction manager of the project, OR
  2. The project does not have a construction manager, your company has a state contract with the owner of the project, and the state-funded portion of your company’s contract value $1,000,000 or more

Construction employers contracted with Connecticut that meet either of the two criteria:

  1. The project does not have a construction manager, your company has a state contract with the owner of the project, and the state-funded portion of your company’s contract value is between $50,000 – $999,999.99 OR
  2. The project has a construction manager and the state-funded portion of your company’s contract value is $50,000 or more.

What Must Be Submitted?

  • Construction Project and Employee Information (Construction AAP)
  • Subcontracting Information – must show that company set aside certain amount of $$$ for exclusive bidding of certified minority owned business enterprises

Who Must Be Included

  • Employees on payroll over a period of one year.
  • List of Minority owned business enterprises that bid on subcontracts for project.

Employment Service Delivery System (ESDS) Link

California

Who Must Submit?

  • Employers with 100 employees or more (payroll or labor contractor), with at least one location in California
  • Employers contracted with California with state contracts of $5,000 or more

What Must Be Submitted?

  • Employee Pay Information
  • Employee and Organization Information (Nondiscrimination Report – similar to AAP defined by EO 11246)

Who Must Be Included

  • All active employees as of the chosen Snapshot period. The Snapshot period is defined as a single pay period between October 1 and December 31 of the reporting year.
  • ‘Active employees as of a given Snapshot date, as well as the applicants, hires, promotions, and terminations of the year prior to the Snapshot date.

Employment Service Delivery System (ESDS) Link

 

Learn more about CA pay data reporting requirements