Human Resources
Employers’ reactions to the realm of human resources, particularly its compliance minefield, can range from frustration to denial to fear, then hopefully to gratitude for anyone handling HR for their company. Whoever bears that responsibility should have job security, given the challenges of keeping up with the ever-expanding and ever-changing necessary body of knowledge.
Sharing Louise Matheny, our Director of Human Resources, is our agency’s acknowledgement of the importance and difficulty of HR and our desire to assist our clients. Louise, two-time President of the Human Resources Association of the Central Coast, with over three decades of HR experience, draws on a wealth of information from practical experience, national seminars, HR organizations from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara, numerous manuals, and online resources to collaborate with you on strategic planning and your day-to-day issues.
Louise assists clients with the following items and much more:
- Review of Employee Handbook for recommendations
- Assistance with developing personnel policies
- Resource for information on absenteeism, employee file audits, compensation and benefits, discipline, discharge, exempt employees, hiring practices, leave policies, overtime, poster requirements, record keeping, and wage and hour law
- Fielding of 401(k) and Section 125 questions
Louise is a key member of the service teams for a variety of coverages: Group Health Insurance, Workers’ Compensation, and Property and Casualty coverages such as Employment Practices Liability Insurance.