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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...
Top Five HR-Related Concerns for Small Business Owners
Based on the feedback we hear from our small business clients on a daily basis, we have compiled a list of the top five fears that small business owners face going into 2014. Below are a few tips of the trade to assist employers in these areas.Finding the Right...
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Update
The U.S Treasury Department announced yesterday that it is making a change to the IRS Use-it-or-Lose-it Rule for FSA accounts. (This is the rule that says participants forfeit any unspent funds after a plan year ends.) This change will allow an employer to offer...
IRS Recognizes All Same-Sex Marriages for Pretax Benefits
9/23/2013 By Stephen Miller, CEBS | SHRMRuling extends pretax treatment to same-sex spouses' health insurance coverage in all 50 statesUnder a new Internal Revenue Service ruling, employees who pay for employer-provided health insurance for their same-sex spouse may...
Fourth Circuit “Likes” First Amendment Protection for Social Media Speech
A Facebook "like" is speech protected by the First Amendment, the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, reversing a federal court decision that the form of social media communication was not eligible for constitutional protection.“On the most basic level,...
San Antonio Adds Protections to Its Nondiscrimination Ordinance
9/27/2013 By Susan R. HeylmanThe City of San Antonio added sexual orientation and gender identity to the classes protected under its nondiscrimination ordinance. Before it enacted the new protections, San Antonio was the only major city in Texas that did not have...
Should Employers Pay for Time taken to Vote?
Laws vary by state, post applies to Texas but use link below article to review other state's requirements.§ 276.004. Unlawfully Prohibiting Employee From Voting (a) A person commits an offense if, with respect to another person over whom the person has authority in...
Daylight Saving Time Pay – November 3rd
Most states participate in daylight savings time. Those employees working the graveyard shift when Daylight Savings Time begins work one hour less because the clocks are set ahead one hour. Those employees working the graveyard shift when Daylight Savings Time ends...
Job Descriptions – Why Have Them?
Up-to-date and carefully written job descriptions are one of an employer’s most important communication tools. They explain the “who, what, when, why, and how”, defining essential functions and performance expectations for each position. Without job...
COBRA or State Continuation- Does it really matter?
How do you know if your Employer sponsored group plan is COBRA or State Continuation? With Savers it’s simple….It’s all in the details. COBRA Employer groups with 20 or more employees are regulated by Federal COBRA guidelines. COBRA eligible benefits include...
WHERE TO FIND EMPLOYER NOTICES AND FEDERAL EXCHANGE
<Notices Due October 1, 2013 - Affects all EmployersContent All employers are required to provide "Notice" to their employees about MarketPlace Exchanges available either through their state or provided through a federal exchange. Even if a company does not provide...
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Deadline Looms: Here’s What Employers Need to Do
9/27/2013 by McCarter & English, LLPAs the October 1, 2013, deadline for compliance with certain notification requirements mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) approaches, employers are grappling with questions about their obligations...
Preparing for the Affordable Care Act – A Brief Guide for the Small Business
9/30/2013 by Susan Baker of Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLPThe steps a small business should take to prepare for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) vary greatly depending on the size of the business and how many employees it has. Small businesses...
Notices Due October 1, 2013 – Affects all Employers
<Notices Due October 1, 2013 - Affects all EmployersContent All employers are required to provide "Notice" to their employees about MarketPlace Exchanges available either through their state or provided through a federal exchange. Even if a company does not provide...
Paid Time Off
One of the most reviewed and contemplated workplace policies is Paid Time Off (either combined PTO or the traditional Vacation/Sick time). We are often asked “How much should we offer?” or “How much do I have to offer?” Believe it or not, there is no federal...
Employers who Unlawfully Hire Unauthorized aliens Must otherwise Comply with Federal Employment Laws.
9/9/2013by Gregory Ballew | Fisher & Phillips LLPOn July 29, a federal appeals court addressed the question of whether the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and overtime protections apply to undocumented aliens working illegally for an employer. Drawing on...
Same-Sex Treasury Dept. Benefit Requirements Effective 9/16/13
9/9/2013 by John Boyd | BakerHostetlerEarlier this summer, following the Supreme Court's issuance of the landmark case, United States v. Windsor, which held Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to be unconstitutional, we published an Executive Alert...
Healthcare Reform Required Notices
Notice of Exchanges and Subsidies - Virtually all employers, regardless of size, are required to distribute a Notice of Exchanges and Subsidies to each employee (regardless of part-time, full-time, or health plan enrollment status) by October 1, 2013. Additionally,...
Called to Active Duty – How should we proceed?
Q: One of our employees is in the Army Reserves. She was called to active duty recently; how should we proceed?A: Under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), when a member of the National Guard is called for active duty, the employer...
COBRA and Medicare: Does one affect the other?
Absolutely! Medicare entitlement and election are important factors when determining COBRA eligibility and duration. Here’s how… Absolutely! Medicare entitlement and election are important factors when determining COBRA eligibility and duration. Here’s...
Social Media Policy – Guidelines for Employee Personal Use
Social Media continues to revolutionize the way we (individuals and businesses) connect and share information. As this remains a hot topic for expanding business reach, it’s also important that your organization embrace this communication growth with some guidelines...
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