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What’s the Story on DOL Posters for Remote Workers?

What’s the Story on DOL Posters for Remote Workers? In most offices, someone from HR hangs the relevant Labor Department posters in the company breakroom and that’s that. But in this new remote world, what are the requirements? Send the posters to each employee and tell them they have to hang them in their kitchens?Continue reading “What’s the Story on DOL Posters for Remote Workers?”

FLSA Mistakes To Avoid

FLSA Mistakes To Avoid Enacted in 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act governs federal minimum wage, overtime, child labor and recordkeeping laws. Failure to follow these laws may come with a price. The U.S. Department of Labor, which oversees the FLSA, says that it recovered an average of $706,000 in back wages per day inContinue reading “FLSA Mistakes To Avoid”

Improve Your Payroll Audits With Automation

Improve Your Payroll Audits With Automation Payroll is a core feature of all businesses, and it is very important as it heavily impacts the morale of employees. After all, if employees aren’t paid appropriately for their work, you can expect them to leave.  Payroll also impacts a number of business processes, including human resources andContinue reading “Improve Your Payroll Audits With Automation”

Navigating Open Enrollment in the New Normal

Navigating Open Enrollment in the New Normal Open enrollment is usually a challenging time for employers. However, the COVID-19 pandemic added another layer of complexity, forcing employers to modify many aspects of their business — including open enrollment. In short, open enrollment is a period of time during the year when employers allow employees toContinue reading “Navigating Open Enrollment in the New Normal”

Depositing and Reporting Employment Taxes

Depositing and Reporting Employment Taxes As an employer, you are required to uphold the responsibility of payroll taxes. As such, you must also ensure that you understand what the rules are, especially due to how complex they are in nature. First and foremost, a good place to start is by ensuring that you are awareContinue reading “Depositing and Reporting Employment Taxes”

Do You Have a Pay Strategy for Your Remote Workforce?

Do You Have a Pay Strategy for Your Remote Workforce? A 2021 survey by the consulting agency beqom found that 80% of U.S. workers expect their employers to let them work remotely multiple days per week. Most respondents, 65%, also said they would accept a pay cut to work remotely. Additionally, a 2021 survey byContinue reading “Do You Have a Pay Strategy for Your Remote Workforce?”

The Future of Remote Work

The Future of Remote Work Hybrid or remote work environments are here to stay. When setting up a sustainable workflow and process, consider the following questions: What steps are you taking to ensure that everyone receives the training they need? Are you monitoring your staff’s overall well-being? How are you handling a workforce that includesContinue reading “The Future of Remote Work”

Top Cybersecurity Issues For HR

Top Cybersecurity Issues For HR More and more employers are automating their human resources processes. Many also integrate their HR processes with interrelated activities, like time and labor or payroll and benefits.  However, the implementation of these technologies has triggered various security risks, including cyberthreats from criminals whose goal is to access confidential data forContinue reading “Top Cybersecurity Issues For HR”