Dec 7, 2018 | Industry News, Regulatory Updates
Pay Equity Laws Employers need to be aware Pay Equity Laws are not new. The Federal Equal Pay Act was passed in 1963. Many states have passed similar laws which have been around for decades. However, enforcement of these state laws is picking up steam, and more...
Dec 5, 2018 | Industry News, Product News
Non-Compliance Can Be Costly In order to stay compliant with federal and state labor laws, employers must display labor posters in a conspicuous place, easily visible to employees. Labor law posters notify employees—and in some cases, job applicants—of their...
Nov 30, 2018 | Human Resources, Retirement Services
The IRS has announced new contribution limits to retirement plans. These plans include 401(k) plans, 403(b), most 457 plans, SIMPLE IRAs, IRAs, and the Federal Government Thrift Savings plan. Retirement Limit Increases The retirement limit for 401(k) plans, 403(b),...
Nov 28, 2018 | HR Regulations, Human Resources
Moonlighting, The Good & The Bad Should you allow your employees to moonlight at a second job? Is it against the law to prohibit moonlighting? In some states it can be illegal. Many employees moonlight at a second job because they need a second source of...
Nov 15, 2018 | Holiday Notices
Plan Ahead for Thanksgiving Week Payroll Corporate Payroll Services will be closed on Thursday, November 22, 2018 and Friday, November 23, 2018 in observance of Thanksgiving. Banks will also be closed on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. Banks will be open on Friday,...
Nov 4, 2018 | Holiday Notices
Monday, November 12, 2018 is a Bank Holiday In observance of Veterans Day, banks will be closed on Monday, November 12, 2018 and no banking transactions will be processed.Corporate Payroll Services will be open and deliveries will be made as normal.If you are a direct...
Oct 12, 2018 | Benefits, Retirement Services
A retirement plan shows that you are invested in the futures of your employees and gives employees the opportunity to plan ahead and care for their financial futures. The 401(k) is a type of retirement account, aptly named after its section description in the IRS tax...
Oct 10, 2018 | Human Resources, Onboarding, Recruiting
Congratulations! The hard part is over—you’ve finally hired someone.  You now have to welcome your new employee. That means you need to give the person the tools to be the best employee he or she can be. That process starts on Day One. Before Day One Begins There...
Oct 8, 2018 | Human Resources
How to Recruit that New Team Member You’ve gone through a needs assessment, determined that you require a new employee and you’ve posted the position on job boards. The applications are starting to roll in. What should you do before you start scheduling applicants...
Oct 5, 2018 | Human Resources, Onboarding
Finding the Dress Code that’s Right for Your Organization What kind of dress code should you have? The answer to that question may come down to the kind of company culture you have or want to have. There’s no universally-applicable dress code for successful...
Oct 2, 2018 | Human Resources, Recruiting
The recruiting and hiring process is supposed to select the best candidates while deterring unqualified job seekers from applying or advancing. All too often, however, the process creates obstacles or disadvantages for qualified candidates due to their membership in...
Oct 1, 2018 | Holiday Notices
Banks will be closed on Monday, October 8, 2018 in observance of the Columbus Day holiday. If you are a direct deposit or CPS Checks customer, please submit payroll at least one business day early to ensure proper funding of employee bank accounts.Columbus Day Direct...
Sep 28, 2018 | Benefits, Retirement Services
A childhood lesson on the value of compounding, or a penny doubled every day for 30 days grows to HOW MUCH?? When I was young, I asked my older brother to do my chores. (To this day I hate washing the car, because that was my job every Saturday). Even at 10 years...
Sep 26, 2018 | HR Regulations, Human Resources
Your employee gives two weeks notice. Do you have to let her continue to work and pay her for those two weeks? Assuming there is no contract or agreement to the contrary, you’re not required to keep an employee on during their resignation notice period or compensate...
Sep 25, 2018 | Industry News, Regulatory Updates
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced last Thursday that it will delay major revisions to the Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, until the 2020 version. The 2019 version of the Form W-4 will be similar to the current 2018 version and will...
Sep 17, 2018 | Industry News
The Internal Revenue Service announced that victims of Hurricane Florence will get tax relief in the form of extended deadlines to file and pay their taxes. Residents and businesses in areas designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as qualifying...
Sep 12, 2018 | Human Resources
Employee termination meetings are among the most difficult tasks managers and human resource professionals are called on to carry out. It’s hard on the terminated employee and often on their co-workers, as well. By planning ahead, finalizing paperwork and thinking...
Sep 7, 2018 | Holiday Notices
There are four federal bank holidays in the fourth quarter. For Columbus Day, banks will be closed on Monday, October 8, 2018. Monday, November 12, 2018, is a bank holiday and banks will be closed in observance of Veterans Day. Banks will also be closed on...
Sep 5, 2018 | HR Regulations, Human Resources
Chances are most of your employees are on social media, and some of them may be using their private accounts to say things about their employment.  Frustrated employees might even be complaining about their working conditions – or about you.  While it may seem prudent...
Sep 3, 2018 | Benefits, Human Resources
You want to support employees by providing the opportunity for work/life harmony, but you also have customers to service and a business to run. Sometimes it is difficult to juggle multiple vacation requests around popular vacation times, especially during the summer...
