The ninth edition of ELLA®, which now covers 27 employment practices areas:

Adds new audit questions on Wage and Hour issues (including the Lilly Ledbetter Act), the ADA (including the ADA Amendments Act), Immigration, Leaves of Absence (including the new FMLA regulations), COBRA and HIPAA, and human capital management.

Adds a new Profile on Diversity.

Places greater emphasis on assessing the value added by the organization’s human capital.

“There is an increasing interest and sense of urgency in HR audits as organizations seek to enhance the value of their human capital while reducing their exposure to employment related liabilities,” according to Mr. Ronald Adler, president–CEO, of Laurdan Associates, Inc.  “Like financial audits, HR audits can help organizations assess asset integrity and organizational well-being, help monitor and assess internal controls, help conduct due diligence, and help demonstrate a commitment to compliance.”

“Further, in the ‘war for talent’ and with the growing recognition of the relationship between HR management and the bottom line, CEOs, CFOs, boards of directors, and internal and external auditors are increasingly finding HR audits a valuable tool to help their organizations align employment practices with business objectives.”