Aug 7, 2025 | Employee management
Paid-time-off (PTO) requests arrive year-round, but what happens when approving a vacation would leave you short-staffed—or open you to compliance risk? Denying PTO is sometimes necessary, yet if it’s handled poorly you can damage trust, trigger legal issues, or even...
Jul 24, 2025 | Benefits, Employee management, HR Management, HR Services
For small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), outsourcing HR to a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) can be a game-changer in the early stages. Providers like ADP TotalSource, TriNet, and Insperity bundle HR services, payroll, compliance, and benefits into a...
Jul 17, 2025 | Compliance, Employee management, HR Management, Payroll, Payroll & Taxes, Payroll Taxes
The “No Tax on Tips” and “No Tax on Overtime” provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are almost certainly going to be implemented as above-the-line deductions on Form 1040. These deductions reduce taxable income when employees file their...
Jul 10, 2025 | Employee management, Payroll, Payroll & Taxes, Payroll Taxes
When you leverage advanced payroll technology, you can scale your company’s payroll tax compliance with ease. As a large business, you must follow state, federal, and local tax codes. Once you start adding extra employees and expanding into new jurisdictions, the...
Jun 23, 2025 | Employee management, Hiring, HR Management, Human Resources
In the United States, the number of job openings was at 7.391 million as of April 2025. However, the number of hires topped out at 5.58 million. For businesses throughout the country, there simply aren’t enough workers to fill every open position. Small businesses...
May 23, 2025 | Compliance, Employee management, Payroll
Whether your employee quits or you have to let them go, you are legally obligated to give them a final paycheck. However, the termination paycheck rules vary from one state to another. While some states require you to issue a paycheck as soon as you discharge the...
