Expert HR consulting in Minneapolis & St. Paul

Over the years, I've seen too many companies that ignore ongoing HR issues or settle for temporary fixes. In worst case scenarios, these companies can make the wrong personnel decision entirely. Effective HR decisions are never made by taking a stab in the dark.

I work hard to take the guesswork out of your HR decisions. Bourgon HR Solutions provides affordable yet efficient HR consulting experience and insight on topics such as dealing with difficult employees to creating up-to-date and legally compliant employee handbooks.

As former Fortune 500 senior executive in the human resources field, it's my mission to assist small and medium sized businesses in efficiently working through their HR and staffing issues.

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Mike Bourgon's Latest HR Blog Posts:

Downsizing Management: Forced Reduction

Reduction in force is the difficult way to reduce staff expense but doing so, can cause employees to file discrimination claims based on characteristics such as race, age, gender, or disability. To avoid such issues, employers need create a plan and follow specific guidelines prior to inducing a reduction in force. ...Read More

Barrett and the Potential for Employment Discrimination Lawsuits

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination “because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex or national origin.” But in light of Title VII’s broad remedial purpose of ending discrimination in the workplace, courts increasingly have construed this provision to...Read More

HR Legal Compliance: Do You Understand Furloughs?

A furlough, typically defined as a temporary layoff for work, is often considered by employers as a layoff alternative. It's important to understand exactly what a furlough is -- and how it's implemented -- in order to maintain your hr legal compliance. Furloughs allow employers to keep people employed and maintain...Read More

Increase in Age-Based Employment Discrimination Lawsuits

With discrimination claims continuing to rise as aging employees are claiming unlawful termination of employment, employers are taking a long look at their policies and training programs. Preventing age discrimination in the workplace requires not only that strong HR policies and training programs are in place but...Read More