Community Action Agencies (CAAs), like many employers across the United States, are experiencing challenges retaining their existing staff and recruiting new employees in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. To help CAAs strategize for employee recruitment and retention in a post-pandemic world, CAPLAW has created this guide identifying some types of compensation they can offer, and the laws and regulations governing their salaries and benefits. When making any changes to their salary and benefits packages, CAAs should carefully review applicable laws and guidance in consultation with an employment attorney in their state, since state and local wage and hour laws will also apply. The rules and compensation types discussed here are not exhaustive, but we hope they will help you lay the foundation for a more engaged and experienced workforce. 

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Incentive
Compensation

Cost of Living
Adjustment

Salaries + Wages

Hazard Pay

Fringe
Benefits

Incentive
Compensation

Cost of Living
Adjustment

Salaries +
Wages

Hazard
Pay

Fringe
Benefits

Incentive
Compensation

Cost of Living
Adjustment

Hazard
Pay

Salaries +
Wages

Fringe
Benefits

This resource is part of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Legal Training and Technical Assistance Center. It was created by CAPLAW in the performance of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services, Cooperative Agreement Award Number 90ET0467-03-C3. Any opinion, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.