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Week In Review
A special Thanksgiving round up!
Employer Payroll Tax Responsibilities
Employers have a responsibility to accurately calculate, pay and remit payroll deductions from their employees’ pay. Employee satisfaction is key to ensuring your business runs smoothly. A key element to employee satisfaction includes paying wages correctly.
Week In Review
Need a little weekend reading? Each Friday we will be posting a round up of posts from the week. November 10-16, 2018.
Managing your Flexible Spending Accounts
Flexible Spending Accounts are an easy way to set aside money from your paycheck to help you pay for qualifying medical or dependent daycare expenses, while saving you money on payroll taxes. But Flexible Spending Accounts can seem scary if you don’t understand the rules.
Outsource or Hire Information Technology Personnel
Information Technology (IT) has become a critical component for businesses in performing their day-to-day tasks. The biggest challenge becomes whether a business should hire or outsource personnel to accomplish their IT needs. When making this decision, there are several considerations that should be evaluated.
Week In Review
Need a little weekend reading? Each Friday we will be posting a round up of posts from the week. November 3-9, 2018.
RUN, HIDE or FIGHT! Active Shooter Response Plans
Active shooter events usually begin suddenly with little warning creating a chaotic situation, therefore every company must determine its own action plan.
Time Off to Vote
In anticipation of Election Day 2018 (November 6), employers should review their policies and practices to ensure workers are provided time off to vote as required by applicable law and all other obligations of the business are met.
November: National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
In 1983 President Ronald Reagan designated November as National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month . At the time, fewer than 2 million Americans had Alzheimer’s; today, the number of people with the disease has soared to nearly 5.4 million. Alzheimer’s is the most...
Exempt or Non-Exempt
Determining if an employee is exempt or non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is sometimes challenging. The FLSA requires that most employees in the United States be paid at least the federal minimum wage for all hours worked and overtime pay at time and one-half the regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 hours in a workweek.
Test Your I-9 Knowledge
Your level of I-9 knowledge can affect your compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986. This federal regulation forbids employers from knowingly hiring individuals who are not authorized to work in the United States.
Take this short quiz to see how your Form I-9 knowledge stacks up.
Week In Review
Need a little weekend reading? Each Friday we will be posting a round up of posts from the week. October 20-26, 2018.
Industry News
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The PEO Industry Footprint 2021
PEO Clients in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Follow-Up Analysis
How PEO Clients Fared in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Analysis
An Economic Analysis: The PEO Industry Footprint in 2018
PEO’s: Good for Businesses and Their Employees
The State of the PEO Industry 2016: Markets, Value, and Trends
