Employers Must Post OSHA Recordkeeping Summary by February 1st

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has made a public announcement reminding employers that they must post the total number of job-related illnesses and injuries that took place through the course... Read more »

2014 Deadline Approaches for Employee Stock Statements and Returns

The IRC (Internal Revenue Code) now dictates that companies and employers give a written statement allowing employees and former employees to take part in trading stock options as per incentives or bonuses.... Read more »

FMLA to Turn into the FAMILY Act?

The FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) has been in force for a long time now. But it may soon be replaced by the newer FAMILY Act. Several experts identified shortcomings and... Read more »

A Guide to Writing an Employee Handbook

When you start your own company, having an employee handbook may not seem all that important. But only with time you realize that this is one of the most significant pieces that... Read more »

Gratuity: Taxation and Management of Tipped Employees

Come January 2014, the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) will categorize automatic gratuities under service charges. This move will make gratuities liable to payroll taxing as they will be considered as regular wages.... Read more »

The Employer’s Playbook for ACA Compliance: Ten Practical Strategies

The Affordable Care Act (a/k/a Health Care Reform, or the ACA) is complicated. While there is nothing in the ACA that requires any employer to provide group health care coverage to its... Read more »

NLRB Rules Out No Gossiping Rule

NLRB ALJ Donna Dawson recently passed a verdict stating that rules preventing employees from gossiping violates Section 8 (a) (1) of the National Labor Relations Act, and also diminishes exercising Section 7... Read more »

End of Year Payroll Tips

The end of the year is not always a cause for celebrating. This is especially true for small businesses. Such organizations must start planning how they are going to plan their year-end... Read more »

Unpaid Interns May Finally be Protected

Interns are the people who an organization hires as a temporary arrangement for a particular period of time before they are made permanent employees or they are asked to leave. The time... Read more »

Behavioral-Based Interviewing

The employment market remains saturated with unemployed, highly qualified workers vying for a small number of job openings. Seasoned job candidates with years of experience compete with new college graduates looking for... Read more »
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