8 Reasons to Have an Employee Handbook

8 Reasons to Have an Employee Handbook

Employers must establish fair personnel practices and policies, and apply them equally to all staff. Providing each employee with an employee handbook that explains the workplace’s rules, practices, and policies is a necessity, and presents clear advantages to the...
Wage and Hour Classifications: An Introduction

Wage and Hour Classifications: An Introduction

Did you know that just because you are paying an employee on a salary basis, it does not immediately make that employee ineligible for overtime? The crucial distinction depends on the wage and hour classifications: whether the employee is exempt or non-exempt from...
OSHA Winter Weather Safety and Legal Guidelines

OSHA Winter Weather Safety and Legal Guidelines

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has much to say about how you need to keep employees safe when the winter winds are howling. Also, the Fair Labor Standards Act and state laws have spawned reams of rules on when you are obliged to pay workers...
Disabled Access Tax Credit

Disabled Access Tax Credit

The disabled access tax credit is one of the tax breaks available from the IRS to businesses when they accommodate disabled individuals. Here is a brief summary of three key tax breaks: 1. The disabled access credit A small business may be entitled to a nonrefundable...
Affordable Care Act Reporting for Employers

Affordable Care Act Reporting for Employers

The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Employer Mandate began on January 1st. The mandate requires that all businesses with over 50 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees provide health insurance for their full-time employees, or pay a per month “Employer Shared Responsibility...
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