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10 Best Practices for Garnishing Wages

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

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...

Simplifying Tip Management for Service Industries

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

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...

What Are the Penalties for Not Garnishing Wages?

What Are the Penalties for Not Garnishing Wages?

As an employer, it is your legal obligation to garnish wages if you receive a court order to do so. If you don’t respond to the notice and take action, your business may face stiff penalties. Because different states have many variations in how they handle wage...

Top 6 Reasons Why Small Businesses Switch Payroll Before January 1

Top 6 Reasons Why Small Businesses Switch Payroll Before January 1

Why your New Year’s Resolution Might Include a New Payroll Solution As the new year approaches, many small business owners reflect on their operations and identify areas for improvement. One critical task often at the top of the list? Evaluating payroll systems....

Earned Wage Access: What Every Small Business Owner Needs to Know

Earned Wage Access: What Every Small Business Owner Needs to Know

“I think the key thing with earned wage access versus historical products that were paycheck advances or payday loans is the lending is done only against wages that are earned, not against the paycheck overall.” In episode #125 of Mission to Grow, the Asure podcast...

HR Compliance Update | November 19, 2024

HR Compliance Update | November 19, 2024

FEDERAL UPDATES Exempt Salary Increases Blocked - A federal judge in Texas just invalidated the DOL’s rule increasing the exempt salary thresholds.  This means that the mandatory increase that went into effect in July, the additional increase scheduled for January 1,...

FLSA Salary Threshold Increases Blocked Nationwide

FLSA Salary Threshold Increases Blocked Nationwide

On Friday, November 15, a federal judge in Texas invalidated the DOL’s rule increasing the exempt salary thresholds.  This means that the mandatory increase that went into effect in July, the additional increase scheduled for January 1, and the automatic increases...

Guide to Wage Garnishment for Small Businesses

Guide to Wage Garnishment for Small Businesses

In the United States, more than one out of 100 workers is subject to wage garnishment at any point in time. As a business owner, it is your responsibility to respond to garnishment notices if you are ordered to garnish the employee’s wages. To ensure your company's...

Practical Steps for Building an EEO Policy

Practical Steps for Building an EEO Policy

If you want to attract top talent in a tight labor market, you should strive to become an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer. To be an EEO employer, you must treat applicants and employees equally. Your company cannot discriminate based on the individual’s...

What Is Anti-Harassment Compliance Training?

What Is Anti-Harassment Compliance Training?

In the United States, there have been a number of different laws that have explicitly forbid different types of harassment and discrimination. For example, the Americans With Disabilities Act protects disabled workers from discrimination in employment and other parts...

Top Methods for Differentiating Your Employee Value Proposition (EVP)

Top Methods for Differentiating Your Employee Value Proposition (EVP)

In a tight labor market, you need to do everything you can to stand out from the crowd. One way to differentiate your employer image. Your employee value proposition (EVP) helps you stand out to potential applicants, allowing you to attract more and better workers to...

HR Compliance Update | November 11, 2024

HR Compliance Update | November 11, 2024

FEDERAL UPDATES Federal Contractors: Disclosure of 2021 Data. OFCCP published a notice in the Federal Register notifying federal contractors of two new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to disclose contractors’ EEO-1 Type 2 Reports for 2021. The requests also...

How Your Hiring Process Impacts Your Employment Brand

How Your Hiring Process Impacts Your Employment Brand

As an employer, your hiring process serves as the first impression applicants have about your business. It plays a key role in forming your brand image in the applicant’s mind. If you want to navigate a labor shortage and bring in top talent, you need to learn...

The 6 States That Mandate Anti-Harassment Training

The 6 States That Mandate Anti-Harassment Training

Under federal law, workplaces aren’t allowed to discriminate against applicants and employees during their hiring and employment practices. However, specific states take these laws further with mandated anti-harassment training. For example, California requires...

What Type of Anti-Harassment Training Should Managers Have?

What Type of Anti-Harassment Training Should Managers Have?

While managers and employees should both be given anti-harassment training, the type of training they receive should be different. Managers are responsible for creating a safe, supportive working environment. They must be trained on how to recognize harassment and...

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