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The Value of Electronic Onboarding for Businesses in 2025
Your onboarding process can greatly determine how much your business spends on hiring, recruitment, and training in the long run. In fact, the likelihood of an employee staying at least three years jumps by 69% if they experience a good onboarding process. Thanks to...
The Value of Electronic Onboarding for Businesses in 2025
Your onboarding process can greatly determine how much your business spends on hiring, recruitment, and training in the long run. In fact, the likelihood of an employee staying at least three years jumps by 69% if they experience a good onboarding process. Thanks to...
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HR Compliance Update | February 25, 2025
FEDERAL UPDATES NLRB – Rescission of General Counsel Guidance. As expected, the new Acting General Counsel for the NLRB rescinded dozens of the former Counsel’s memos interpreting the NLRA. Rescissions include Memorandum 23-08 suggesting that certain Non-Compete...
How Payroll and Tax Software Helps You Improve Accuracy and Remain Compliant
When you implement payroll and tax software, it helps to decrease the hours your employees have to spend on time-consuming tasks. More importantly, it improves your company’s accuracy and regulatory compliance. Instead of devoting your time to handling payroll and tax...
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...
People Management Solutions: What Software Does Your Small Business Need?
Around half of small businesses fail by their fifth year of operations. Fortunately, there are a few important measures you can take to be more efficient and profitable. By deploying your company’s resources in a smarter way, you can save money on labor costs, prevent...
Controlling Workers’ Comp Costs: Compliance Doesn’t Have to Be Costly
Workers’ compensation is a legal requirement that can quickly add up. If you have more workers’ comp claims, you can end up spending more on workers’ comp than other workplaces in your industry. Fortunately, there are a few important steps you can take to reduce your...
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
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....
Managing Employee Data: The Benefits of All-in-One-Place People Management Tools
By investing in people management tools, you can simplify your employee management tasks and ensure your data is protected. Depending on your goals, the best people management tools can involve HR, payroll, and tax software programs. When you choose an all-in-one...
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
“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...
HR Benchmark Report: A Look Back to the 8 Chapters Covering the HR Benchmark Report
In episode #117 of Mission to Grow, the Asure podcast that serves as small business owners' guide to cash, compliance, and the War for Talent, we look back at the 8 chapters of the HR Benchmark Report that VP of HR Compliance and Learning and Development at Asure...
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
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...
Celebrating National 401(k) Day: A Time to Focus on Retirement Savings
National 401(k) Day is the perfect occasion to focus on the importance of retirement savings. Created in 1996 by the Plan Sponsor Council of America, this day is celebrated on the Friday after Labor Day. It encourages businesses and employees to understand the...
How To Ensure COBRA Compliance for Terminated Workers
As a small business owner, you may be required to give your former workers access to ongoing insurance coverage after they are terminated. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) was created so that employees wouldn’t be left without...
The Top 10 HR Best Practices for When a Worker’s Job Ends
Do you have a policy in place for what happens after an employee’s job ends? Depending on where you live, there may be special legal requirements about providing unemployment notices, termination letters, and final paychecks. Other than improving your compliance,...
Controlling Workers’ Comp Costs: The Three Key Drivers to Reduce Workers’ Comp Expenses
“ I think a really important thing to know is that the workers comp costs are a lot more controllable than business owners realize” In episode #116 of Mission to Grow, the Asure podcast that serves as small business owners' guide to cash, compliance, and the War for...
Celebrating National Payroll Week: Honoring the Backbone of American Workplace
Founded in 1996 by PayrollOrg, NPW is a time to recognize the essential role that payroll professionals play in keeping the wheels of the American economy turning. Celebrated annually during the first full week of September, NPW aligns with Labor Day and highlights...
Why You Should Be Giving Your Workers Termination Letters
A termination letter is more than a simple legal formality. It is also an important way to let workers know about why they’re leaving the company and what they can expect to happen next. Like many important HR practices, termination letters are more popular at...
The Advantages of Using Exit Interviews in Your Business
When it comes to getting honest feedback, exit interviews are your best friend. Many employees feel intimidated about providing constructive criticism because of how it might affect their career potential. Once someone decides to leave your organization, you have an...
HR Compliance Update | August 29, 2024
FEDERAL UPDATES FTC Noncompete Ban Blocked Nationwide. A federal judge in Texas issued a strongly-worded final opinion blocking (nationwide) the FTC’s expansive ban on nearly all noncompete agreements. Employers preparing to send notices to current and former...
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