Forget Santa! Will your company be naughty or nice to finance staffers’ bank balances in 2012? New salary data is out, and we have all the details. (more…)
Payroll
A stress-free year end? Probably not going to happen. A less-stressful one? Absolutely possible. (more…)
Here’s yet another example of just how serious the feds are about taking action against companies it believes incorrectly classified full-time employees as independent contractors (ICs). (more…)
Sure, there are few things workers enjoy more than a paid holiday. But for your Payroll staffers, days off mean doing more work in less time. (more…)
We may have just started the fourth quarter, but IRS wants you to start prepping for 2012 – with a ton of updates you’ll need for the new year. (more…)
While Obama's proposed Jobs Bill (the American Jobs Act) aims to get more people to work, it also includes a number of changes that Payroll should be aware of. (more…)
Fall may have just begun, but many companies have been in a deep freeze for years … when it comes to salaries. So will 2012 hold more of the same? (more…)
Looking for some proven ways to make sure employees' 401(k) participation remains steady? Make sure your plan includes this option. (more…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
