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When Your Family Business Outgrows the Family - Tips for Hiring, Onboarding and Beyond - Complete Payroll

When Your Family Business Outgrows the Family - Tips for Hiring, Onboarding and Beyond

on Aug 8, 2018 7:00:00 AM By | Complete Payroll | 0 Comments | Labor law Employees Payroll Human resources
Family businesses can bring both joy and pain to the families that own and run them. They can foster family unity, give members a common goal, and ensure that the business itself is built on shared values. They can also become a point of dissention as familial relationships and business relationships experience constant muddling. Differentiating between Janet-my-mother and Janet-my-manager can be tricky when both are frustrated with you.
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Know Your Forms_ Employees vs. Independent Contractors - Complete Payroll

Know Your Forms: Employees vs. Independent Contractors

on Aug 6, 2018 7:00:00 AM By | Complete Payroll | 0 Comments | Labor law Employees Payroll Human resources
When you’re bringing someone on board to do work for you, there is always a fair amount of paperwork involved. Tax forms, contracts, non-disclosure agreements … the list goes on and on.
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Do I need to pay new employees that are still in training_ - Complete Payroll

Do I Need to Pay New Employees That Are Still in Training?

on Aug 3, 2018 7:00:00 AM By | Complete Payroll | 0 Comments | Employees Payroll Human resources Time and labor
It can be frustrating to spend days or even months training a new employee to take on the responsibilities of their role, only to have them leave before they’re ever producing value for your business. It’s enough to make some employees wonder: if people actually pay for training from schools and other organizations, why am I paying people for the training that my business provides?
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From Owner to Employer_ Tips For Hiring Your First Employee - Complete Payroll

From Owner to Employer: Tips For Hiring Your First Employee

on Jul 30, 2018 7:00:00 AM By | Complete Payroll | 0 Comments | Taxes Labor law Employees Payroll Human resources
After the transition from traditional employee to self-employed individual, there is no greater transition than the one from a solo business owner to an employer of one. One moment you’re responsible to yourself and for yourself. The next, you’re not only strategizing for two, you’re actually having to (gasp!) delegate.
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Some insight into employing minors - Complete Payroll

Some insight into employing minors

on Jul 13, 2018 7:00:00 AM By | Complete Payroll | 0 Comments | Labor law Employees Payroll Human resources
It’s summertime! It’s also the time many teens across the US are seeking summer jobs which can even become regular part-time work for some…which means a regular part of your business. If your company employs or plans to employ anyone under 18, be aware of how federal child labor laws and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) play a key part in your business success. (Note: State child labor laws may differ from the federal regulations. In turn, go with the rules offering more protection.)
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Exempt employee payroll deductions that are NOT allowed - Complete Payroll

Exempt employee payroll deductions that are NOT allowed

on May 3, 2018 7:00:00 AM By | Complete Payroll | 0 Comments | Labor law Employees Payroll Human resources Time and labor
There are very limited circumstances under which an employer is allowed to take a deduction from an exempt employee’s salary, and employers who take a deduction when they shouldn’t risk the employee’s classification. This means an employee who had been classified as exempt could claim that the employer was treating them like an hourly employee by taking the prohibited deduction. The employee could then sue for back pay for all overtime they had worked without additional compensation.
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FLSA amended to allow tip pooling if no tip credit is taken - Complete Payroll

FLSA amended to allow tip pooling if no tip credit is taken

on May 1, 2018 7:00:00 AM By | Complete Payroll | 0 Comments | Labor law Employees Payroll Human resources
The rules around tip pooling have been mired in litigation since 2011, when regulations came into effect that forbid tip pooling between employees who customarily receive tips and those who do not. The recently passed federal budget bill has created clarity by amending the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and eliminating that rule for employers who do not take a tip credit. Since the rule has been eliminated entirely, court decisions interpreting it—such as Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association, et al v. the U.S. Department of Labor—are irrelevant. 
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Walmart and the new trend of payday advances - Complete Payroll

Walmart and the new trend of payday advances

on Apr 30, 2018 7:00:00 AM By | Complete Payroll | 3 Comments | Payroll
Would you allow your workers to collect a portion of their paychecks early, if they really needed it? That’s the question Walmart has been grappling with, as many of their employees struggle to make ends meet. Instapays, or pay disbursements before the scheduled pay date, are a hot topic in payroll and HR. Some employers are dead-set against them and others are warming up to the idea.
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What are the highest-paid professions in 2018?

on Apr 18, 2018 7:00:00 AM By | Complete Payroll | 0 Comments | Payroll
Would it surprise you to learn that all of the top 10 highest-paid professions are in the medical field? Perhaps not. But many other top-paying jobs are actually quite surprising, as you look further down the list. Here are 2018’s leading U.S. jobs, in terms of pure pay.
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The benefits of using an applicant tracking system

on Apr 16, 2018 7:00:00 AM By | Complete Payroll | 0 Comments | Employees Payroll Human resources
Do you dread hiring new people? If so, you’re not alone. U.S. employers consistently rank hiring among their most-disliked job tasks. Hiring new people costs more than $4,100 per hire, takes an average of 42 days, and adds stress during an already-stressful period of under staffing.
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