When it comes to giving positive feedback, it can require a new way of looking at things. There’s an old adage that says “no news is good news.” But we’ve come...
Business negotiations happen almost every day. Whether it’s a discussion between two potential business partners, an employee and a manager discussing a raise, or...
The holiday season is upon us, and for most employers that also means a tsunami of time off requests are incoming. Many people take time off at the end of the year to...
HR departments are more frequently offering expansive and creative new “lifestyle” benefits, which are being packaged along with health benefits during open...
While most organizations with 15 or more workers know they are subject to the terms of Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), confusion sometimes exists...
A jury has ordered Tesla, the electric car maker, to pay a contract worker $137 million for the race discrimination and harassment he suffered at the hands of Tesla...
2021 is coming to a close. For businesses and employers, that means end-of-year accounting and W-2 filing is right around the corner. However, with frequent changes,...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) helps people with disabilities receive the same rights and equal opportunity as everyone else. At the heart of the ADA, as it...
So before we turn our attention to post-season baseball, let’s sort through some pandemic-related payroll questions that have come to our attention.
Must we factor...
Employee DUI in a company car? They face legal trouble and likely job consequences. The company could be sued for damages if they knew about prior DUIs or lacked clear...
Yes, it’s almost that time of year again—W-2 reporting time. (We can hear the groans already.) And no, we’re not referring to those proposed regulations dropping...
“Am I a good manager?” Simply being the type of person who routinely thinks about this question points to an affirmative answer. Leaders willing to reflect upon...
The budget reconciliation bill Congress is currently considering is a key piece of legislation and will affect your payroll and benefits administration, as well as...
Now that a particle or two of dust has settled from last Thursday’s announcement that OSHA will write an emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring all employers...
Your employee performance review process is key to ensuring both you and your employees are on the same page regarding job performance. That’s why it’s important to...
Privacy is a top concern for businesses, employees, and consumers. You’ve likely seen headlines in the past or received notices of a large consumer data breach. You...
You can blame the pandemic — employees are more attuned to health benefits, which means more employees may switch health plans or go into a health plan for the first...
Form W-4: Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate is an IRS form employers give new hires to fill out in order to determine the amount of tax to withhold from...
The pandemic has given employers a lot to think about. With vaccinations rolling out, businesses are working hard to “get back to normal” or in many cases...
Recently, the Food and Drug Administration took an important step when it gave permanent approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine. This will hopefully be...
