A major pest control company recently learned a tough lesson about the difference between sales activities and services, as well as how much misclassifying employees as overtime exempt can cost. (more…)
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When it comes to collecting payments from customers, your A/R department may want to concentrate on these two groups. (more…)
When IRS comes knocking, it's in your best interest to be as cooperative as possible. But it's important not to give auditors too much without being asked for it. (more…)
Allowing employees to invest in the company’s stock – when you know it’s a risky investment – is a surefire way to wind up in a lawsuit. (more…)
If all of the normal arguments (fewer trips to the bank, better security, etc.) to get those resistant workers to switch to direct deposit have fallen flat, you may want to give this a try. (more…)
When it comes to incentive programs, here’s where the people receiving the incentives think improvements can be made. (more…)
A new report’s out saying companies’ risk of fraud will be going up in the next 24 months. And even if you don’t think it could happen in your organization, you have to prepare as if it could. (more…)
Almost all businesses plan to shift more of their health costs to employees in the near future. But there are certain things employers need to consider before they spring a price hike on its workforce. (more…)
Heads up: The Department of Labor (DOL) just took some major steps that should make it easier to root out organizations that misclassify workers to avoid providing certain employment protections – like overtime. (more…)
Inside Obama’s Jobs Bill, there’s a change that your high-earning employees aren’t likely to be too crazy about. (more…)
These days, large scale layoffs or reductions in force are commonplace. But when the people being laid off all seem to belong to the same group, it tends to draw the attention of the feds. (more…)
Between hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and tornadoes, virtually every part of this country has been affected by extreme weather this year. (more…)
