The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just fined a company $35 million because it didn't maintain adequate disclosure rules for tracking workplace complaints and violated whistleblower protections for departing employees. The only problem? The SEC admits not a single employee…
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Because your A/P team is a critical part of your business, it needs to be adequately staffed with qualified and capable employees who enjoy working for you. But in a tight labor market, where employees expect remote work options, work/life…
For employees on reduced schedule FMLA leave, 12 workweeks will get converted into days, hours or minutes. But that can trip up employers, new guidance shows. The Department of Labor (DOL) just released an opinion letter focused on reduced schedule…
You're skilled at keeping simultaneous track of your company's profits and costs, including business operating expenses. Case in point: You can probably calculate your gross profit - revenue subtracted by the cost of goods sold - with little effort. But…
Employees who are just getting started on their annual tax filing chores may come to you or other finance staffers for info. A lot of cash-strapped folks will be trying to save money by doing their taxes themselves, but they've…
Hundreds of your C-suite peers retired or stepped down last year, and job-related burnout may have influenced their decisions. Among them were Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson, DocuSign CEO Dan Springer and Red Lobster CEO Kelli Valade. More recently, on the…
Finance pros with lingering compliance concerns about employees working remotely will find insight, albeit limited, in new guidance. In Field Assistance Bulletin 2023-1, the Department of Labor (DOL) discussed the implications of two laws for employers with teleworkers. The laws…
If you believe workplace polls, more than half of working adults do just about the bare minimum that's required to keep their jobs. And that's because their bosses either aren't aware of the problem or (more commonly) they just let…
CFOs are wearing more hats than ever and their list of responsibilities is growing, particularly those steering the ship for publicly traded companies. More than 50% of CFOs say their responsibilities have increased, according to a new report by Ankura,…
Hackers love attacking via email because of how easy it is to do. That's why an ounce of email cyber security can prevent a ton of fraud mitigation. It's critical that all employees who accesses email on your company servers…
Among the many provisions of the Secure 2.0 Act, several deal with the paperwork responsibilities that fall on retirement plans. The Secure 2.0 Act, which became law on December 29, 2022, amends some sections of the Employee Retirement Income Security…
Business school students aren't waiting until springtime to apply for jobs and internships anymore. Hiring managers are busy sifting through resumes and applications right now, trying to find the ever-elusive "best fit" for their companies. The good news for employers:…
