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How the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Impacts Your Small Business

How the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Impacts Your Small Business

Under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), small businesses are required to provide accommodations for pregnant workers. While these accommodations are only for a temporary period of time, they can legally cover essential job duties. To avoid falling afoul of...

Understanding PWFA Accommodations: Insights for Employers

Understanding PWFA Accommodations: Insights for Employers

“So the goal of this was to put pregnant women in a place where they don't have to decide between economic security or health.” In episode #118 of Mission to Grow, the Asure podcast that serves as small business owners' guide to cash, compliance, and the War for...

10 Tips to Ensure HR Compliance at Your Small Business

10 Tips to Ensure HR Compliance at Your Small Business

For your company to do its best, your HR policies must be in compliance with federal, state, and local laws. Unfortunately, this can be challenging for many small businesses. There are just so many different regulations that it can be hard to keep up. When companies...

Payroll Integrations and Deductions: Making the Right Connections

Payroll Integrations and Deductions: Making the Right Connections

With the right payroll integrations, you can save valuable labor hours and decrease payroll errors. Once your payroll program is integrated into other HR software, you can easily track deductions, garnishments, and pay stubs. If you’re worried about your company’s...

Best Practices for Setting HR Priorities at Your Small Business

Best Practices for Setting HR Priorities at Your Small Business

When businesses reach a point where they have 16 to 49 employees, certain compliance laws start to kick in. You need to prepare for additional laws and regulations as early as you can. Additionally, this is a good time to get your organizational culture, employee...

HR Compliance Update | September 24, 2024

HR Compliance Update | September 24, 2024

FEDERAL UPDATES Exempt Salary Basis:  Reminder that the exempt salary basis for executive, administrative, and professional employees will increase again on January 1, to $58,656 ($1,128 per week).  It is then expected to increase every three years in July.  Legal...

Thrust into HR? A Guide for Small Business Owners and Employees

Thrust into HR? A Guide for Small Business Owners and Employees

If you've unexpectedly found yourself managing HR at your small business, you're not alone. Many small business owners or employees take on human resources duties without formal training, and the experience can be overwhelming. You may be responsible for managing...

How Small Businesses Can Benefit From Employee Self-Service Tools

How Small Businesses Can Benefit From Employee Self-Service Tools

Many small businesses don’t realize just how much time is spent on entering data. Each time an employee needs to update their W-4 form or adjust their benefits, an HR employee has to manually change that information. Then, the HR professional has to update the same...

Common Payroll Deductions Explained: A Quick Guide for Employers

Common Payroll Deductions Explained: A Quick Guide for Employers

Understanding payroll deductions can feel overwhelming, whether you're running a business or simply managing your paycheck. Each pay period, employees see a portion of their earnings withheld for various reasons, and it’s important to know where that money is going....

Unlocking Team Potential with Personality Tests

Unlocking Team Potential with Personality Tests

How Personality Tests Can Boost Team Building and HR Best Practices for Small Businesses In today’s evolving workplace, small businesses are always seeking ways to improve team performance and create cohesive work environments. One emerging HR best practice for team...

The Risks of 1099 Contractors

The Risks of 1099 Contractors

“A 1099 is happy being a 1099 until the moment they’re not. And the moment they’re not, the burden of proof is on the business owner to prove that they should truly be a 1099.” - Rob Campbell, E-COMP’s vice president of HR compliance, learning, and development in a...

3 Ways To Reduce Workers’ Comp Expenses

3 Ways To Reduce Workers’ Comp Expenses

Workers’ compensation claims can be incredibly expensive for insurers. At the top end of the spectrum, an amputation can cost an average of $126,033. Even a fracture or dislocation can add up to $62,240.  When your workers’ comp claims increase, the insurer passes on...

HR Compliance Update | September 10, 2024

HR Compliance Update | September 10, 2024

FEDERAL UPDATES Tip credits:  A Texas federal appeals court just blocked the DOL’s 2021 80/20 (aka 80/20/30 or 80/20 plus 30) regulation related to tip credits.  The rule disallowed tip credits for (i) time spent performing directly supporting work (i.e. rolling...

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