In grade school you may have been told “never mind what your neighbor is doing,” but smart finance pros know that keeping an eye on what their peers are doing is smart business. (more…)
Payroll
When employees didn’t get their paychecks when they were supposed to, it set off a chain of events that led to a health service company owing a sizeable amount in back wages. (more…)
It's one thing to mistakenly fail to pay workers for an hour or two of overtime they put in, but when employees put in almost 80 hours each week without any overtime, its bound to set off some red flags.…
Forget whining about too-stingy raises! More than half of employees now say they’ll take home less in their checks … for better benefits. (more…)
Here's a good reason to make sure your workers are classified correctly: The feds have made it crystal clear they mean to come after any employer they suspect of classifying employees incorrectly. (more…)
They’ve been talking about it forever, but we’re this close to extending the payroll tax cut for another year. But that’s not all that will happen as soon as President Obama signs the plan just-passed by Congress. (more…)
It's not just the rank-and-file workers who are seeing a decrease in popular benefits. (more…)
Back in the fall, President Obama signed into law a new definition of who qualifies as a new hire, and there a few things about this definition that your Payroll staff needs to know. (more…)
The final chapter of one of the most publicized overtime lawsuits in recent memory has been written – and there’s no happy ending for this employer. (more…)
All that free shipping may not seem like a bargain anymore! Here’s what any company can take away from the Zappos' breach. (more…)
Overtime issues affect employers of all stripes – as Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (a.k.a., Lady Gaga) recently found out. (more…)
With little room in their budgets for significant raises or rich traditional benefits, more companies are looking to creative, low-cost perks to keep their workers happy. (more…)
