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Thrust into HR? A Guide for Small Business Owners and Employees
If you've unexpectedly found yourself managing HR at your small business, you're not alone. Many small business owners or employees take on human resources duties without formal training, and the experience can be overwhelming. You may be responsible for managing...
Thrust into HR? A Guide for Small Business Owners and Employees
If you've unexpectedly found yourself managing HR at your small business, you're not alone. Many small business owners or employees take on human resources duties without formal training, and the experience can be overwhelming. You may be responsible for managing...
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Controlling Workers’ Comp Costs: Compliance Doesn’t Have to Be Costly
Workers’ compensation is a legal requirement that can quickly add up. If you have more workers’ comp claims, you can end up spending more on workers’ comp than other workplaces in your industry. Fortunately, there are a few important steps you can take to reduce your...
Why Tech Startups Struggle with Discrimination and Harassment Training
I get it – snooze-worthy, old-fashioned harassment and discrimination training isn’t in line with the vibe you’re trying to create at your hip tech startup. You want to be laid back, cut out all the corporate bull, build a community within your company that transcends...
Independent Contractors for Global Organizations
As the global market grows seemingly smaller, more and more companies are expanding their reach around the world. Some companies send U.S. employees overseas, while others hire locally, or even utilize local independent contractors. As in the United States, companies...
Facial Recognition, Jack Bauer, The FBI, and Time and Labor Management
A little while back, I was part of the millions of television viewers who tuned into the show ‘24’, where the hero Jack Bauer fights terrorism on a local and global scale. During one of the final episodes, Jack identifies one of the terrorists using biometric facial...
Three Trends of Our Changing Workforce- Part 3: Technology
By Jennifer Roth, Vice President of MarketingIf you’re reading this four-part series, you already know how any organization can think and act like a global company, and how to adapt to a mobilized workforce. Let The Technology Fuel The Mobile Movement In this third...
Changes Coming to Flexible Work Regulations in the UK
In the past we have looked at telework legislation in the US in the form of the Telework Enhancement Act, but the next great piece of telework legislation looks to be coming out of the UK. Amendment to Flexible Work Regulations On June 30, 2014 the Flexible Work...
IRS Reiterates Prohibition of and Penalty for Pre-Tax Employer Reimbursement for Health Premiums
Recently, the IRS issued a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list that reiterates earlier guidance disallowing pre-tax employer reimbursements for employee health care premiums. The FAQ also calls attention to the $100 per day, per employee penalty for...
President Obama to Sign Executive Order Prohibiting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination by Federal Contractors
This week, the White House announced that the President will issue an executive order that will forbid companies that contract with the federal government from discriminating against employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity. This executive order will...
Presidential Memorandum on Workplace Flexibility
White House Looks to Push Forward With Workplace Flexibility Previously on this blog we talked about new legislation in the UK focused on the expansion of flexible work rights of employees in the country. The amendment for flexible work regulations in the UK goes into...
HHS Finalizes Several SHOP Regulations
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued final regulations in late May 2014 in which it proposed making two significant changes to the Small Business Health Options Plan (“SHOP”) requirements. First, the requirement for SHOPs to offer the employee...
Agencies Finalize Rules that Define How an Orientation Period Works with the 90-day Waiting Period
On June 20, 2014, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (“Departments”) released final rules setting forth how an orientation period works with, and impacts, the requirement that employers cannot impose a waiting period of more than 90 days...
Health Care Reform (ACA) Compliance Information
Notice of Exchanges and Subsidies Virtually all employers, regardless of size, are required to distribute a Notice of Exchanges and Subsidies to each employee (regardless of part-time, full-time, or health plan enrollment status) by October 1, 2013. Additionally,...
California Minimum Wage Increases July 1, 2014; Massachusetts Pending
Effective July 1, California will raise its minimum hourly wage from $8.00 to $9.00. The increase will also affect the minimum salary requirement for several categories of employees that are exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements. The minimum salary of...
Introductory Periods Must Be Reconsidered in Light of Insurance Waiting Time Rules
Most employers have an “introductory” or “probationary” period for new full-time employees. This period is usually defined as a set period of time following the date of hire, usually 90 days in length, during which a new employee is considered to be on “introductory...
IRS Employers’ Obligations on ACA Mandated Medicare Surtax
What exactly are high earners? The monetary thresholds are defined in the IRS table below. Wages and self-employment earnings on which Medicare tax is charged, and which exceed the thresholds listed, are subject to the "additional Medicare tax," as the IRS calls it....
President Obama to Sign Executive Order Prohibiting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination by Federal Contractors
This week, the White House announced that the President will issue an executive order that will forbid companies that contract with the federal government from discriminating against employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity. This executive order will...
Third Party Administrator (TPA) Services
Enjoy the convenience of streamlined 401k Services and Payroll Services with USA Payroll. By using USA Payroll for your payroll and 401k TPA Services you will benefit from the following: Preparation of Volume Submitter Adoption Agreement, Summary Plan Description...
Background Checks
Our new Web-based pre-employment screening service allows you to submit requests, view results, store results and generate activity reports electronically – quickly, easily, cost-effectively. You'll be able to achieve an unparalleled level of administrative and cost...
Three Trends of Our Changing Workforce- Part 2: Mobilization
By Jennifer Roth, Vice President of MarketingIn Part One of this four-part blog series, I talked about our changing world – how today nearly every organization can think and behave globally. There really are no boundaries that prohibit us from doing business wherever...
Q: Can you require exempt employees to clock in?
Q: What are the rules with respect to salaried, exempt employees clocking in and out using a time clock system?A: Whether you require exempt employees to use a time clock is a matter of preference. There is no requirement to track the hours of exempt employees....
Summer Interns: Help or Hindrance
In one my favorite episodes of “Seinfeld,” Kramer secures the help of an NYU intern, Darin, for his imaginary company, Kramerica Industries. Darin is an eager learner and a meticulous achiever as he sets appointments with Kramer’s friends for the coffee shop, takes...
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