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Simplifying Compliance For California Farmers
Navigating the intricate web of compliance requirements can be a formidable challenge for California farmers, who must juggle the demands of agriculture with complex labor laws. Asure steps in as a trusted partner, simplifying the compliance process and allowing...
Simplifying Compliance For California Farmers
Navigating the intricate web of compliance requirements can be a formidable challenge for California farmers, who must juggle the demands of agriculture with complex labor laws. Asure steps in as a trusted partner, simplifying the compliance process and allowing...
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When Should Small Businesses Start Offering Paid Sick Leave to Their Workers?
If your state legally requires small businesses to provide paid sick leave, then you are required to offer it to your employees. However, even if you aren’t required to do so, there are times when it makes sense to have paid leave as a benefit. Paid sick leave is...
Why Small Businesses Should Offer Health Benefits
Although small businesses that have less than 50 employees may not be required to offer health insurance, it is often a good idea. Worker satisfaction, retention rates, and productivity all increase when you provide health insurance benefits. In turn, these benefits...
How AI Can Support Job Postings
While it is unlikely that AI will end up supplanting human workers on a broad scale in the near future, it has the capacity to reshape day-to-day activities in workplaces throughout the world. Your HR department can save time and become more effective at reaching out...
Moving to a Digital Approach for Your Hiring Process
In the United States, the number of job openings was at 7.7 million in October 2024. However, the number of hires topped out at 5.3 million. For businesses throughout the country, there simply aren’t enough workers to fill every open position. Small businesses trying...
HR Compliance Update | December 16, 2024
FEDERAL UPDATES OSHA – PPE for Construction Workers. Beginning in January, OSHA will require that construction employers ensure that appropriate PPE is provided (hard hats, safety harnesses, vests, gloves, protective footwear, respiratory protection, etc.) and that...
Why You Need To Budget for HR and Compliance Services
By creating a comprehensive, accurate budget, you can ensure your company has the HR and compliance funding it needs. Many major HR laws carry stiff penalties if they are violated. More importantly, it’s hard to have a positive organizational culture if you don’t have...
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: How To Incorporate a Model Policy Into Your Workplace
Unless it causes the employer an undue hardship, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers. However, there are several important provisions that employers must understand in order to remain in...
Simplifying Compliance For California Farmers
Navigating the intricate web of compliance requirements can be a formidable challenge for California farmers, who must juggle the demands of agriculture with complex labor laws. Asure steps in as a trusted partner, simplifying the compliance process and allowing...
How Manufacturers Can Avoid Potential Pitfalls of AI-Based Recruitment
By Carrie L. Kinsella, Jackson Lewis, Attorneys at Law. The manufacturing industry is familiar with strategically integrating automation tools and technologies to address labor shortages and promote safety and productivity in the workplace. Manufacturers exploring the...
When Should Small Businesses Start Offering Paid Sick Leave to Their Workers?
If your state legally requires small businesses to provide paid sick leave, then you are required to offer it to your employees. However, even if you aren’t required to do so, there are times when it makes sense to have paid leave as a benefit. Paid sick leave is...
How To Calculate Your Worker’s Wage Garnishment Rate
Thanks to the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA), employees have some relief from debtors. Back when this act was passed in 1968, states with high wage garnishment rates also had higher levels of personal bankruptcies. According to the CCPA, businesses must...
HR Compliance Update | December 3, 2024
FEDERAL UPDATES Federal Contractors (Construction): OFCCP just announced that it is reinstating the CC-257 Monthly Employment Utilization Report for businesses with a federal construction contract, subcontract, and/or federally assisted construction contract or...
State-by-State Minimum Wage Changes for 2025: What You Need To Know
As a small business owner, it’s essential to stay up to date on changes to HR laws. Depending on what state you run your business in, your payroll may need to adjust for a minimum wage hike in 2025. Additionally, many municipalities have specific minimum wages. When...
How To Determine if an Employee Is Exempt or Nonexempt
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets specific rules about the minimum wage, youth employment, and overtime requirements. As a part of the law, there are rules that determine which type of workers are exempt from overtime. If nonexempt employees don’t receive...
5 Changing HR Laws To Prepare for in the New Year
With 2025 about to arrive, small businesses should take a moment to make sure they’re ready for some HR changes that are about to happen. While some of these changes have been known about for months, other changes involve new developments. Because penalties for...
Why Small Business Saturday Matters: Celebrating the Heart of Our Communities & Economy
Small Business Saturday, observed annually on the Saturday following Thanksgiving, is a day dedicated to celebrating and supporting small businesses across the nation. This year, it falls on November 30, 2024. Initiated by American Express in 2010, the event...
10 Best Practices for Garnishing Wages
Even if you only have one employee, you are still legally required to garnish wages if you receive a court order to do so. Unfortunately, calculating the garnishment and fulfilling your legal obligation isn’t always easy. By keeping in mind a few best practices, you...
How Bystander Intervention Rules Work With Anti-Harassment Laws
For your anti-harassment policy to be effective, it must be more than a written policy. It should incorporate different harassment training programs for managers and employees. To motivate workers to spot and deter harassment, you also need a bystander intervention...
NLRB General Counsel Declares ‘Stay-Or-Pay’ Provisions Unlawful: What Employers Need to Know
By Jonathan J. Spitz, Richard F. Vitarelli & Lorien E. Schoenstedt, Jackson Lewis, Attorneys at Law Takeaways: NLRB GC Abruzzo expanded her theory that certain restrictive covenants are unlawful by also including “stay-or-pay” provisions Employers could soon face...
Simplifying Tip Management for Service Industries
In the bustling world of service industries, managing tips can be a significant challenge, involving the delicate balance of accuracy, compliance, and fairness. Whether it's a restaurant or a salon, business owners need to effectively handle the complexities of...
How the Labor Efficiency Ratio (LER) Determines Your Company’s Success
Often, small businesses focus on building their gross revenue at all costs. In reality, this can lead to slower growth and poor business decisions. If your revenue growth isn’t making your company more profitable, it won’t help your company become financially stable...
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