Minnesota Selects Authoria; Department of Employee Relations Will be First State Agency to Offer Integrated Human Capital Management Solution

Authoria, Inc., a leader in strategic Human Capital Management (HCM), today announced that it has been selected by the State of Minnesota Department of Employee Relations (DOER) to provide a Web-based employee self-service solution to support its more than 45,000 State employees, including 16,000 employees at the state’s universities and community colleges. The new software is part of the State’s overall goal to deliver services electronically and is in support of Governor Tim Pawlenty’s vision of a state government designed to better service all the citizens of Minnesota.

DOER intends to begin its rollout of Authoria Employee Advisor, which delivers a strategic approach to effective employee communication including benefits and human resource policy information, to coordinate with the State of Minnesota's annual Open Enrollment season DOER plans to use Authoria Employee Advisor to allow state employees to have better access to comprehensive, personalized benefits information providing the ability for them to be better, more informed consumers of their health care.

“Today, we send paper packets of open enrollment materials and summary plan descriptions, but actual enrollment is done online – so our current system is a confusing hybrid of paper and electronic systems," said Cal Ludeman, commissioner of DOER.  “Many of the requests for HR information are the types of transactions that are currently done manually, either through walk-ins to an HR office, phone calls, or emails.  Now, with Authoria, we will provide real-time answers online to the most commonly asked questions of HR staff.” 

"Widely regarded as a leader in the use of electronic systems that support and provide better customer service, Minnesota’s selection of Authoria solutions is an important strategic win for us,” said Tod Loofbourrow, president and CEO of Authoria. “Our success with Minnesota’s system effectively demonstrates how government and other non-corporate entities are well served by adopting the best practices of the country’s largest employers.”

About Authoria
Authoria’s strategic human capital management (HCM) solutions help employers support enterprise-wide pay-for-performance initiatives and reach their high-level business objectives through their people. Authoria combines compensation and performance management with just-in-time knowledge and coaching for employees and managers, driving shareholder value at over 200 leading organizations, including Boeing, Pfizer, and Unocal. Authoria provides a strategic approach to effective communication, empowering employees to better understand and use benefit, policy and total compensation information. Visit www.authoria.com/news19.

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