If your company has leaned on this popular cost containment strategy in recent years, you’re going to want to take note of a new offer from the feds. (more…)
Payroll
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…)
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…)
Overtime pay’s great … when you’re the one earning it! But for employers it’s a major expense and a major headache. (more…)
Sure, IRS wants employers to become more reliant on filing W-2s electronically. But it insists that firms do this by hand ... or else. (more…)
When employees only think of salary in terms of that number on their checks, it can really hurt your company. (more…)
It's a lesson an increasing number of employers are learning the hard way: Sales reps are not automatically exempt from receiving overtime payments. (more…)
When it comes to fraud, no one’s above suspicion. But there are some commonalities among the folks most likely to steal from your company. (more…)
While it's true that finance chiefs at public firms have the added stress of dealing directly with the public markets, you may be surprised to see just how more they bring home than their peers in the private sector. (more…)
Here’s a company that learned that a very expensive lesson about workers' comp insurance: Employers who choose not to carry it and refuse to heed stop-work orders face harsh penalties for their choices. (more…)
This Australian worker thinks her company should compensate her for the freak accident that occurred in her hotel room during a business trip ... but her employer doesn't agree. (more…)
Ever since the economic downturn, finance chiefs have been asked to do a whole lot more. New research shows that most CFOs' paychecks reflect this added responsibility. (more…)
