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Difficulty Finding Qualified Applicants?
You're having difficulty finding qualified applicants. You advertise locally and nationally on major job posting sites. And while you are having some success hiring through agencies, they charge high fees. You offer a great insurance package, 401(k), profit sharing...
Background Check Discrimination – How to Avoid it
If your company doesn't typically do background checks, but you decide, for example, to hire an internal HR person who will have access to sensitive information, you may want to do a background check for this position. But since you've never done one for anyone else,...
Payroll Solutions for New Businesses
GTM's Payroll Solutions for New Businesses Keep You Compliant with Federal & State Tax and Labor Laws Starting a new business? Moving from DBA to a corporation? Both of these are tough enough without worrying about compliance with tax and labor laws. That’s where...
The Paid Sick Leave Trend
Earlier this year, President Obama called on Congress to enact a federal law requiring businesses to offer seven days of paid sick leave to workers, but the proposed law is unlikely to pass in the current political climate. Nevertheless, a paid sick leave trend has...
Do You Know Your ACA Reporting and Compliance Requirements?
The reporting and compliance requirements associated with the Shared Responsibility Provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affect Applicable Large Employers (ALEs), those with 50 or more full-time (FT) or full-time equivalent employees (FTE). For 2015, ALEs of...
SSA Releases W-2 Electronic Filing Specifications for Tax Year 2015
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has released its W-2 electronic filing specifications for the 2015 tax year. Specifications for Filing Form W-2 Electronically: Submitting Annual W-2 Copy A Information to the Social Security Administration (SSA Pub. No....
Employee Dating Policy
Some companies who have employees that are in a dating relationship may have them sign an agreement or policy form. While such an agreement regarding the dating relationship is not required, many employers use them because they can help set expectations and reduce...
Effects of Same-Sex Marriage on Employee Benefits
The Supreme Court has ruled that all states must allow and recognize same-sex marriages. In an opinion issued Friday, the majority of the Court found that marriage is a fundamental right and that it would be a violation of equal protection if the right to marry was...
