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Top Methods for Differentiating Your Employee Value Proposition (EVP)
In a tight labor market, you need to do everything you can to stand out from the crowd. One way to differentiate your employer image. Your employee value proposition (EVP) helps you stand out to potential applicants, allowing you to attract more and better workers to...
Top Methods for Differentiating Your Employee Value Proposition (EVP)
In a tight labor market, you need to do everything you can to stand out from the crowd. One way to differentiate your employer image. Your employee value proposition (EVP) helps you stand out to potential applicants, allowing you to attract more and better workers to...
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HR Compliance Update | November 11, 2024
FEDERAL UPDATES Federal Contractors: Disclosure of 2021 Data. OFCCP published a notice in the Federal Register notifying federal contractors of two new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to disclose contractors’ EEO-1 Type 2 Reports for 2021. The requests also...
Health FSA Maximum Increases to $2,600 in 2017
On Tuesday, October 25, 2016, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2016-55, which included a $50 inflation-adjustment increase on voluntary employee salary reductions for contributions to a Health FSA. For an FSA plan year beginning or renewing on or after January...
Increase Security with Facial Recognition Technology
Managing time and attendance for your company can be challenging—especially when you have more than a few employees. From punch cards to time clocks, employees have tried almost everything to ensure their employees’ workdays are accurately and efficiently recorded....
Preparing for New Overtime Law
October is here and this year there is more to start preparing for than the holidays. Changes to the overtime provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act are currently scheduled take effect on December 1; therefore, the time to ensure compliance with the law is drawing...
New Overtime Rule
The changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime provision have caused concern among many of our clients. Questions range from what the changes actually are, who they apply to, and how to prepare for them. We have compiled answers to a few high...
ACA Reporting Vital for Employers
What is ACA Reporting? Congress says that the IRS needs to make sure that employers are either offering affordable, minimum value or essential coverage plans to their full time employees or are paying the penalty tax. The new legislation requires...
EEO1 – New Federal Law Alert
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that it will require employers with 100 or more employees to submit summary pay data and total hours worked for the year as part of the annual EEO-1 report.The first report, capturing data from 2017,...
Make a Scream this Halloween with Company Parties – Go Trick or Treating for Company Culture this Halloween
The spookiest time of the year is almost upon us! No, not the presidential election—Halloween. That means you need to get candy ready for trick-or-treaters, plan some ghostly activities—and figure out what costume you’re wearing to the office Halloween party.Whether...
Harassment and Hostile Work Environment — In the News
Recently, KVUE, Austin's affiliate TV station, reached out to our firm inquiring how HR is handling harassment and hostile work environment situations for its clients. Click here to see our own, David Hughen's interview and comments on this topic. Everyone seems...
Independent Contractors Vs Employees: Knowing the Difference Makes All the Difference
Deciding whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee can be tricky, but knowing the difference can greatly affect proper tax compliance—but it’s not as simple as you might think. Many employers either find classification confusing or deliberately...
Wage Hour Update for Federal Contractors – Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave
The Department of Labor has announced that on September 30, 2016, it will publish a final rule to implement Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors. Executive Order 13706 was signed by President Barack Obama on September 7, 2015,...
The Down-low on Sick Time and its Impact on Your Company
In the age of Internet enlightenment, the world is literally at your fingertips. YouTube tutorials can teach you anything from how to change a lightbulb to how to write intricate code. And while a simple Google search will alert you to the population of Turkmenistan...
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Important Recordkeeping Information
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Important Recordkeeping Information: Employers subject to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements (employers with 50 or more full-time and full-time equivalent (FTE) employees) should be maintaining a secured monthly compliance binder or...
Exempt vs. Nonexempt: Which One is Which?
If your job is classified as nonexempt, your employer has to adhere to the FLSA laws. You’re required to receive minimum wage pay ($7.25 per hour as of July 24, 2009), and any time worked over 40 hours a week is considered overtime. Overtime is compensated as time and...
Upcoming OSHA Rule Changes
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a new final rule revising its Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses regulation. The rule will require certain employers to electronically submit injury and illness data. It also...
What is the difference between vacation time and PTO? We’re trying to decide which one to offer.
Vacation policies are intended to be used for the specific purpose of vacation or leisure time, and employers who offer vacation time generally offer sick leave as well. The alternative to having two separate benefits is a singular Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit, which...
So Long, Summer: Returning to the Daily Grind
Summer can be one of the most difficult times to manage employees. Many take family vacations—or simply want to doing recreational activities in the warm weather instead of sitting under fluorescent lights staring at computer screens. The summer months can often lead...
Q & A: What is at-will employment?
In every U.S. state except Montana, employment is presumed to be at-will, meaning either the employer or the employee can legally terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without notice, and with or without cause. The employer has not guaranteed...
The Future of the Affordable Care Act
With November fast approaching, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) faces a huge challenge: can it survive past President Obama’s last term in office? Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has promised to “defend and expand” the ACA, making a “public option” available and...
Department of Labor Penalty Increases
In November of 2015, Congress passed the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act, requiring federal agencies to increase their civil penalties to account for inflation. Many agencies had not done so in more than a decade. This initial...
Musical Chairs: How to Help Employees Enjoy Hot Desking
Hot desking, also called hoteling, is currently one of the biggest trends in office culture. The idea behind hot desking—which basically means employees can sit wherever they want—is that employees have opportunities to experience different office areas and talk to...
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