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Retain Workers Through Timely Payroll Systems
When you’re running a small business, figuring out your payroll process is one of the first things you should do. While some employees might hang around for a few days if you hit a payroll snag, no one works for free. If you want to ensure better employee retention,...
Retain Workers Through Timely Payroll Systems
When you’re running a small business, figuring out your payroll process is one of the first things you should do. While some employees might hang around for a few days if you hit a payroll snag, no one works for free. If you want to ensure better employee retention,...
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Top 7 Signs Your Small Business Is Ready To Grow
When you only have 1 to 15 workers, managing your small business is easy. The founder generally knows each employee, and they can provide one-on-one training. However, as you grow, you’ll have to make major changes to how you manage HR, payroll, onboarding, and other...
1094 & 1095 Reporting – IRS Intends to Propose New Regulations under Section 6055
On September 17, 2015, the IRS issued Notice 2015-68 advising its intent to propose new regulations under Section 6055. Section 6055 requires providers of minimum essential coverage (“MEC”) to report health coverage information to the IRS and covered individuals....
California Enacts New Fair Pay Law
California governor Jerry Brown has signed Senate Bill 358, a revision of existing law aimed at closing the gender wage gap in the state. Despite California prohibiting gender-based wage discrimination since 1949, women working full-time year round earn an average at...
To-Do List in Response to Proposed Overtime Rule
Society of Human Resources Reprint Employers don’t have to be in a holding pattern while waiting for the Department of Labor’s (DOL's) proposed overtime rule to be finalized.While the DOL reviews 290,000 comments on the proposed rule, Lee Schreter, chairperson...
Navigating the FMLA and ADA: Employer Obligations and Opportunities
When an employee has a medical condition and needs some leave time or other job adjustments, they are often protected by two separate and distinct federal labor laws: the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The purpose of...
EEO-1 Report Deadline Extended to October 30
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) requires certain companies over a certain size to submit a report categorizing their employees by race/ethnicity, gender, and job category. This demographic survey, called the EEO-1, is due by October 30 (most years...
Tying Values & Noncash Rewards
Noncash Rewards Most Effective When Tied to ValuesThese are challenging days for employee rewards. With base pay increase averages continuing to hover at 3 percent or even less, employers are looking for additional ways to engage employees and reward exceptional...
Employee or Independent Contractor? A New DOL Interpretation
To help employers properly classify their workers, the Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a new Administrator’s Interpretation to explain how the Fair Labor Standards Act’s definition of employee should be understood. As opposed to focusing primarily on the amount...
Help Your Business Survive the Energy Crisis in the United Kingdom
If you operate a business in the United Kingdom, you’ve no doubt read about potential energy capacity issues that loom on the horizon. In fact, as the U.K. looks for ways to boost spare energy capacity with nuclear plants and an increase in renewable sources of...
New York Minimum Wage Increase for Fast Food Industry
On July 31, 2015, the Fast Food Wage Board filed its report with the New York Department of Labor to recommend an increase in minimum wage rate to $15 for employees in fast food establishments. The report is available by clicking here. he Wage Board recommends that...
FLSA Exempt & Non-Exempt Status Changes Coming!
Exempt Status in Jeopardy: FLSA Salary Requirements Skyrocketposted on: Tuesday, July 7, 2015The Department of Labor ("DOL") has issued proposed revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") regulations that drastically increase the minimum salary requirement for...
What Employers Need To Know About Supreme Court Gay Marriage Ruling
The Supreme Court on Friday (June 26, 2015) ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, meaning that same-sex marriages must be recognized nationwide. The ruling will have vast implications for employers, which until now have been operating under...
Questions on Health Care Reform Requirements & Mandates?
Healthcare Reform, PPACA, ACA, oh my. There are so many questions and so much to understand even those that work with benefits on regular basis find it daunting. We've found The Henry Kaiser Family Foundation website has some great resources. Most noteworthy to...
Supreme Court Ruling – Healthcare Reform Subsidies Legal
Today’s Supreme Court ruling and message to employers is that subsidies are legal and employers need to continue to comply with PPACA. The PPACA rules and regulations that employers know and anticipate are not changing as a result of today’s decision. As such, it’s...
OSHA’s New Guidance on Transgender Restroom Access
What employers need to be aware of related to transgender restroom access:The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that all employers under its jurisdiction provide employees with sanitary and available toilet...
California Mandatory Sick Leave Accrual begins July 1st
In less than a month, on July 1, employees in California will begin to accrue paid sick leave under the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act, also known as the California Paid Sick Leave Law. The new law mandates that employees who work 30 or more days within a...
5 Steps for Compensation Across Generations
(This article originally appeared as a Talent Alignment Blog By Sara Pollock of ClearCompany. At Austin HR, we tailor compensation solutions to fit the unique nature of how our clients run their business and how to maximize the potential of their workforce. Ms....
5 Reasons You’re Over-Thinking Your Leadership Decisions
(This article originally appeared in 'The People Equation' blog by Jennifer Miller)How much time each week do you spend making decisions? Likely, many of the choices you make are almost automatic, requiring little thought: attend that meeting or not? Stay late to...
How the Workforce Works Today
Turn the clock back to the ‘70s and 80s for just a moment. Remember when your mother or father left the house for work each weekday? Remember what time they returned home from work at the end of their day? How did your parents get to work? Did they take a lunch break...
Don’t Use Pay As Your Babysitter: How Managers Should Actually Manage Pay
From the 'Talent Management Excellence Essentials’ magazine’s May, 2015 issue is an article on common compensation fallacies, written by Chuck Csizmar of the CMC Compensation Group. Have you ever used a babysitter? This is when you have someone else assume your...
NC FUTA Tax Rate to Decrease for 2015 Tax Year
North Carolina's governor, Pat McCrory, has announced that North Carolina has paid off its federal unemployment insurance debt. As a result, North Carolina will not be a federal credit reduction state in the 2015 tax year. North Carolina employers will pay federal...
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