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How To Perform Wage-and-Hour Audits

How To Perform Wage-and-Hour Audits

With a wage-and-hour audit, you can ensure your company is in legal compliance. During a full wage-and-hour audit, you’ll look at your company’s employee classifications, overtime pay, minimum wage, and compliance history. While the U.S. Department of Labor handles...

Questions To Ask During Exit Interviews

Questions To Ask During Exit Interviews

If you want to retain top talent, you need to implement exit interviews. In an exit interview, you can collect valuable data about why workers are leaving your company. Then, you can use this information to improve your company’s retention rates, productivity, and...

HR Compliance Update | March 12, 2025

HR Compliance Update | March 12, 2025

FEDERAL UPDATES OFCCP Workforce Reduction – Reports of a memorandum from OFCCP’s acting director suggest that the agency will lay off 90% of its workforce and reduce its offices from 55 to 4. It intends to retain a limited number of staff to review contractors for...

Guide to Employer Requirements for Tipped Workers

Guide to Employer Requirements for Tipped Workers

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), there are specific requirements for minimum wages and overtime. As an employer, you must pay tipped workers a minimum wage. Because of the nature of tips, you also have special obligations when it comes to recordkeeping. If...

Classifications: Employees Versus Independent Contractors

Classifications: Employees Versus Independent Contractors

How you classify your workers will make a major difference in the employment taxes you pay and your company’s obligations to the worker. While employees must be paid overtime and given employment-related benefits, independent contractors do not. Because there are...

The Value of Electronic Onboarding for Businesses in 2025

The Value of Electronic Onboarding for Businesses in 2025

Your onboarding process can greatly determine how much your business spends on hiring, recruitment, and training in the long run. In fact, the likelihood of an employee staying at least three years jumps by 69% if they experience a good onboarding process. Thanks to...

What To Look for in an HR Provider

What To Look for in an HR Provider

For small businesses, it can be challenging to achieve the same level of HR, payroll, and business management services as a larger company. Fortunately, outsourced HR services can help you reach the same quality of results for a fraction of the cost. To ensure your...

HR Compliance Update | February 25, 2025

HR Compliance Update | February 25, 2025

FEDERAL UPDATES NLRB – Rescission of General Counsel Guidance.  As expected, the new Acting General Counsel for the NLRB rescinded dozens of the former Counsel’s memos interpreting the NLRA.  Rescissions include Memorandum 23-08 suggesting that certain Non-Compete...

The Advantages of Using an Integrated Time-Tracking App

The Advantages of Using an Integrated Time-Tracking App

If your small business doesn’t already use time-tracking and attendance software, you could be missing out. Time-tracking apps can enhance your time-keeping accuracy and make your workplace more efficient. Many payroll functions legally must be recorded and tracked,...

A Small Business Guide to the FICA Tip Credit

A Small Business Guide to the FICA Tip Credit

As a small business, you need all of the tax breaks you can get to boost your bottom line. If you’re a company that hires tipped workers, you may be able to spend less on your taxes by taking advantage of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tip credit....

Best Practices for Managing Team and Individual Performance

Best Practices for Managing Team and Individual Performance

The best performance management systems provide employees with a source of continuous growth. Rather than allow their skills to stagnate, performance reviews, feedback, mentoring, and other techniques can help workers grow and develop in their career fields. More...

How HRIS Solutions Supports Your Small Business Growth

How HRIS Solutions Supports Your Small Business Growth

Once your business hits 15 employees or more, the amount of data you generate becomes harder to manage. Over time, your company will gradually develop additional payroll and HR data that needs to be stored, accessed, and updated. By investing in a human resource...

I-9 Compliance Update

I-9 Compliance Update

Employers should prepare for increased I-9 audits and raids. Employers should prepare for increased I-9 audits and potential ICE raids. During the first Trump administration, audits surged from 3,000 to 6,000 annually in the initial two years, with expectations of...

HR Compliance Update | February 3, 2025

HR Compliance Update | February 3, 2025

FEDERAL UPDATES Federal Contractors +: DEI Programs and Reporting.  Last week President Trump issued an Executive Order revoking EO 11246 and many of President Biden’s other orders affecting discrimination (including one that added sexual orientation and gender...

Retain Workers Through Timely Payroll Systems

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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