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The 50-Employee Milestone: Federal Regulations You Need To Be Aware Of
As your small business approaches the 50-employee mark, it’s important to prepare for some of the regulatory changes you will need to face. By preparing for these regulations in advance, you can ensure your company is fully compliant. When in doubt, you can reach out...
The 50-Employee Milestone: Federal Regulations You Need To Be Aware Of
As your small business approaches the 50-employee mark, it’s important to prepare for some of the regulatory changes you will need to face. By preparing for these regulations in advance, you can ensure your company is fully compliant. When in doubt, you can reach out...
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How Payroll Software Supports Small Business Growth
Early on, a company’s founder often handles all aspects of running payroll, hiring employees, and creating business plans. As the small business grows, it’s important to delegate key tasks to outsourced teams, new hires, and software programs. From making sure your...
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...
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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?
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)
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...
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