2 min read

Attention New Employers: Avoid These Top 3 Payroll Mistakes

Owning a business, especially after being someone's employee, can be very rewarding. You're the captain of the ship and can chart your course...

1 min read

What At-Will Employment Really Means

At-will employment basically means that the employer or the employee can terminate their relationship at any time, for any reason. 

What this says...

3 min read

Hire Interns Without Taxing Your HR Resources

Creating a strong internship program is advantageous for any organization, big or small, and internships benefit both the employer and intern....

1 min read

Two Ways You Are Getting Ripped Off Every Time You Run Payroll

There is an Epidemic of Employee Time Theft

As employers, we like to think we can trust our staff members. Without trust, not much can be...

2 min read

FLSA 101 Update: A New Administration May Not Mean a New Rule

The Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) final rule on overtime was to take effect on December 1, 2016. Last fall, we explained the changes and gave some...

3 min read

W-2 Phishing Scam Targets Small Businesses, Schools and Others

As if you need one more thing to worry about this time of year, the IRS has issued an urgent alert regarding phishing scams. These scams target...

1 min read

2017 Standard Mileage Rates Announced

In 2017 the IRS is decreasing the allowable deduction for mileage. The new deduction rates will apply to miles driven for business travel, as well...

5 min read

21 States Will Increase Minimum Wage in 2017

Although anticipated FLSA overtime rule changes have been put on hold, almost half of the United States will increase their state minimum wages in...

3 min read

Keeping up with Changing Compliance Requirements

There were a few important alerts announced this month that change federal compliance for human resource management that may affect your company. We...

3 min read

FLSA 101 UPDATED: Surviving the New Overtime Rules

It's been a strange few months. As we told you in July, FLSA changes are on their way. But these changes seem to be, well, changing.  Here are the...

2 min read

Onboarding with a New Vendor

In this series, we've examined hiring or onboarding an employee and the use of applicant tracking systems. But what if you're the one being onboarded...

3 min read

IT Meets HR: What to Know About Applicant Tracking

Every single company that exists, whether it's Coca Cola, Apple, or Acadia, has a hiring process. Some are multi-phased, some are quick and simple,...

2 min read

Onboarding a New Employee: 5 Tips

Does the word "onboarding" make your HR team run away screaming? It shouldn't. There are many tools, tips and tricks that help ease the burden of ...

2 min read

Choosing a Pay Period That's Best For Your Company

New business owner? Switching up the way you do payroll? Either way you'll need to decide when, that is, how often, to pay your employees. You may be...

3 min read

FLSA 101: The Basics on Surviving the New Overtime Rules

You've probably heard a lot lately about the FLSA rule changes. I know we've blogged about it (along with many others). We've also heard that the...

2 min read

3 Ways Timekeeping and Scheduling Tools Help You Manage

You've probably heard about the recent changes to the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act). As Forbes puts it, these changes will make millions more...

2 min read

The Real Costs of Identity Theft

Identity theft happens. According to the 2015 Identity Fraud Study, $16 billion was stolen from 12.7 million U.S. consumers in 2014. But how is all...

3 min read

C Corp, S Corp or LLC? Business Basics

There's so much to think about when running (or considering to run) a business. Location, staffing, regulations, competition...as business owners...

2 min read

Identify Theft - Protect Yourself and Your Employees

Identify theft is a problem we've been hearing about for years. Maybe it's happened to you or someone you know. But just how big is the problem these...