How do you ensure all compensation and benefits programs stay legally compliant?
At the heart of this question, your interviewer wants to know how you stay abreast of changing laws in compensation and benefits. This question can show the interviewer how you keep track of new legislation and use that to modify existing compensation and benefits programs when necessary. Because legalities surrounding benefits have continually changed over the last 10 to 15 years, staying on top of changes is necessary to ensure that an organization is compliant and you will be tasked as the expert on this as the next Compensation Manager with this organization.
"HR laws are always changing. Not only do we have to pay attention to the statutory laws, but we also have to pay attention to new case law. To do that, I am part of several list services. I belong to SHRM, and I get daily emails that provide me with updates on any changes to compensation and benefits laws. If a change affects us, I ensure that I update all the policies to reflect the changes. I don't just stop there, however. I also take the time to educate our hiring managers on the changes."
