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What Is the PWFA?
While the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect in 2023, the final regulation wasn’t issued until April 15, 2024. By now, all employers should be in full compliance with the PWFA’s provisions. To learn more about what to expect from this...
What Is the PWFA?
While the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect in 2023, the final regulation wasn’t issued until April 15, 2024. By now, all employers should be in full compliance with the PWFA’s provisions. To learn more about what to expect from this...
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Understanding PWFA Accommodations: Insights for Employers
“So the goal of this was to put pregnant women in a place where they don't have to decide between economic security or health.” In episode #118 of Mission to Grow, the Asure podcast that serves as small business owners' guide to cash, compliance, and the War for...
Should you offer cyber security and identity theft management as an employee benefit?
Cyber security and identity theft management are increasingly becoming part of employee benefit plans. Employers who consider adding these benefits are smart to doso for several reasons. First, employees are understandably concerned about identity theft, which reached...
Why Meetings Can Be Detrimental to Creatives
Three ways to improve the scheduling and quality of your meeting time Business meetings have a way of creeping into the daily schedule of managers and employees alike. There are 25 million meetings per day in the U.S. alone which ties up 15% of your organization’s...
Adapt Your Performance Reviews to Better Manage Millennials
Four ways to improve your process for younger workers Millennials aren’t afraid of criticism. In fact, they welcome feedback in the workplace—and lots of it. Studies show that despite being well-educated and confident, Millennials crave transparency and frequent,...
Watch Out for Deadlines and Document Traps in Benefits Enrollment and Administration
Employers face all kinds of timelines and deadlines when employees are hired or terminate. Benefits administration adds another set of complications. Wanda Bishop All benefit plans – health, dental, vision, life, disability – specify a waiting period for eligibility....
Three New Reps Support Growth in Payroll Services
Three new reps have joined Savers Admin to support the growing list of payroll clients. William Adeshina, 26, followed his wife, Sara, to Savers Admin. They both worked previously as supervisors in an Orlando call center serving the hearing impaired. Adeshina grew up...
School Proves Parents Will Pay for Excellence in College Prep
Client Profile WILMINGTON, N.C. — After a morning rain, the late-spring sun is drying out the playgrounds. Amid the low yellow-brick classroom buildings, children of various ages are noisily engaged in play as they anticipate the summer break. Wilmington’s Cape Fear...
Integrated System Eliminates Paper, Eliminates Errors, and Cuts Costs
The totally paperless Human Resources office has finally arrived, thanks to Advanced HR, a key element in Savers Admin’s Evolution-brand Human Capital Management system. Julie Frye The result, said Julie Frye, Director of Operations, is lower cost with fewer errors....
Is Same-Day Hiring Right for Your Organization?
It’s time to speed up your recruiting and hiring process With the U.S. economy running at record-low unemployment, it is easy to see why competition for top talent is fierce. Unfortunately, it takes organizations nearly 24 days on average to complete interviews and 42...
What is Section 7 of the NLRA? What about employees discussing their wages?
Congress enacted the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in 1935 to protect the rights of employees and employers, to encourage collective bargaining, and to limit certain labor and management practices that can harm the general welfare of workers, businesses, and the...
Time and Attendance Management Challenges in Healthcare
How to choose a system that addresses industry complexities Labor costs make a greater impact on healthcare organizations than perhaps any other industry. Industry experts note that a hospitals labor ratio—the total labor costs divided by total revenue—is one of the...
Strategic Sourcing and the Contingent Workforce
HR and Procurement both have a role to play As the digital revolution continues to empower new and more efficient types of working, a dynamic workforce ecosystem has emerged. From small companies to Fortune 500 enterprises, HR leaders are pursuing the right mix of...
It’s the Busy Season – if You’re in the Business of Fireworks
For Payroll Providers, It's Project TimeAmerica's most successful companies blend business with technology to achieve big success in the marketplace.In some cases, "spectacular" would not be too strong a word.Fireworks by Grucci is a 168-year-old family-owned business...
OSHA Reporting Due July 1, Including From State Plan Employers
OSHA-covered employers with 250 or more employees, and those in certain high-risk industries with 20-249 employees, must electronically report their Calendar Year 2017 Form 300A data by July 1, 2018. Reporting must be done through the online Injury Tracking...
Should Employers Help Employees Pay Off Student Loans?
Debt is a leading source of stress for younger employees It was once possible to obtain a university degree in the UK at no cost to the student. Then, in 1998, a tuition fee was introduced, but it cost just £1,000 per year and borrowers did not have to pay it back...
Tax Impound Account Best Practices
When it comes to payroll taxes, the margin for getting it wrong is, well, none. And yet some risky practices persist, perhaps in the mistaken belief that high-profile cases of disaster are the result of practices so egregious that anyone with a little common sense can...
How Gender Bias Creeps into Performance Reviews
Women still haven’t caught up to men in the workplace According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Pay Gap Report, the average pay for men in 2017 was $21,000, but for women it was only $12,000. There hasn’t been meaningful improvement in closing this gap in...
When is it appropriate to use a performance improvement plan (PIP) as opposed to a disciplinary action notice or a record of employee conversation?
Performance improvement plans (PIPs) are best suited for performance issues, such as an employee not hitting their required sales goals or failing to complete projects on time. PIPs are put in place for a pre-determined period (often 90—120 days) and involve regular...
Technology For Agile Workers
Should the company provide tech devices? In most cases, a business does not owe remote employees any office furnishings, supplies, or technology as a matter of law. That’s because the ability to work from home is generally viewed as an employee benefit. Ask your...
Ban the Box and Employee Background Checks
Fair chance laws impact candidate background screening Pre-employment background screening, including criminal and credit histories, resume verification, and drug testing, is an important tool in the hiring process for most organizations. These tests help employers...
Protecting Employee Personal Information with GDPR
Data privacy under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most sweeping data privacy regulation in decades. It protects personally identifying information (PII) for EU citizens that is collected, used,...
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