Compensation & Pay Equity Services
A well designed, standardized compensation program will help your business recruit and retain top talent. HR Works provides critical, up-to-date benchmarking data, and will also help you create and communicate compensation ranges to leadership and employees, while maintaining compliance with state-and city-specific pay transparency laws and regulations.
Our services include:
- Create a Compensation Policy
- Benchmark Salaries
- Develop Pay Grades
- Conduct Pay Equity/Gap Analysis
- Develop/Modify Job Descriptions
- Conduct FLSA Assessments
- Create Job Progressions & Architecture
- Develop Communication Plan
- Train Employees & Managers
- Annual Salary Benchmarking
- Compensation Guidance & Best Practices

MITIGATE RISK
On top of existing Federal Pay Equity laws, many states have also enacted their own unique mandates, reporting requirements, and penalties for non-compliance.
HR Works has the expertise and resources to help employers:
- Meet EEOC compliance requirements to assess the equity of compensation systems
- Comply with mandated state filings
- Minimize the risk of discrimination lawsuits
IMPLEMENT COMPENSATION BEST PRACTICES
Employers are experiencing increasing pressure from investors, employees, and the general public, to ensure fair and equitable compensation practices.
Our solutions offer a more proactive approach to preventing pay discrimination, and can also:
- Support diversity, equity, & inclusion (DEI) efforts
- Provide assurances to stakeholders and employees
- Better inform the decisions of potential job candidates
State-Specific Compensation Services
Many states have their own unique equal pay laws with varying rules and requirements. HR Works offers a suite of services to help you address these requirements from state to state.
- California Pay Data Reporting
- Equal Pay Risk Assessment
- Illinois Equal Pay Certification
- Consultation on State Fair Pay Laws
- Compensation Toolkit
- Pay Transparency

CA Pay Data Reporting
In accordance with Senate Bill 973, private employers of 100 or more employees and at least 1 employee in CA must report certain pay and other data annually.
IL Equal Pay Registration Certificate
In accordance with Senate Bill 1480, all private employers with 100 or more employees in IL and are required to file EEO-1 with the EEOC must now obtain an Equal Pay Registration Certificate.
HR WORKS HAS DEVELOPED A COLLECTION OF HELPFUL COMPENSATION RESOURCES FOR HR TEAMS, INCLUDING:
- State Law Comparison Chart
- How-To Guide for Conducting a Job Analysis
- Managing Effective Employee Compensation Systems Checklist
- 10 Steps for Developing a Compensation Strategy


NOW AVAILABLE FROM WORKS:
HR Works has developed a webinar series to assist employers with navigating the challenges of changing pay equity laws and increased pressure to have an effective compensation strategy in place.