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How to Determine the True Cost of an Employee

How to Determine the True Cost of an Employee

If your business is interested in cost analysis, bidding jobs, or pro forma financial statements, you need to know how to determine the true cost of an employee. Calculating the true cost of an employee is more complex than most people realize. First, you need to...

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Tip Pooling Law Impacts Certain States

Tip Pooling Law Impacts Certain States

A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently released a 2-1 decision that would essentially outlaw tip pooling arrangements in which tips are required to be shared with employees who do not usually receive them. Such employees would generally...

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Political Signs at Work

Political Signs at Work

Unless you've managed to avoid any television or internet news for a while, you know that this year's election campaign is particularly intense across the country, creating passionate opinions and actions from all sides. But what happens if those opinions spill into...

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IRS Form 941 for 2016 Released

IRS Form 941 for 2016 Released

The Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return, also known as IRS Form 941 for 2016, has been released. Employers who withhold income taxes, social security tax, or Medicare tax from employees' paychecks or who must pay the employer's portion of social security or...

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5 Best Business Practices for Restaurants

5 Best Business Practices for Restaurants

You may have heard about the recent lawsuit against a popular local restaurant, in which tipped employees have claimed they were made to perform non-tipped job duties. This demonstrates the common problems restaurants may face regarding confusion about wage reporting...

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Employee Cell Phone Policy

Q: What are the laws regarding cell phones at work? Personal use by our employees has gotten out of hand. Can we change our employee cell phone policy to say that phones are not permitted on the premises? A: We can certainly understand the frustration of having...

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Terminating an Employee After They Give Notice

Terminating an employee after they give notice can be a little bit complicated. If you had an employee give his two weeks’ notice, but then his manager decided to let him go immediately, the most important thing is to make sure you pay the employee through the last...

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New York WARN Act

New York WARN Act

It's not something employers or employees like to think about, but unfortunately some businesses need to conduct mass layoffs, relocate employees, or even shut down a facility. Should this situation arise, employers in New York need to be aware of the New York WARN...

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