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A Valentine’s Day Offer to Swoon Over

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Feb

A Valentine’s Day Offer to Swoon Over

This Valentine’s Day switch to Payroll Medics and simplify HR, payroll and timekeeping with a single suite of solutions. Limited-Time Only: Enjoy 2 Months Free – Don’t miss out on this unprecedented offer. When you chose Payroll Medics you enjoy features like: Cloud-Based Payroll Services Accomplish more online with a client focused, technology driven platform. With ...

7 Factors – Paid or Unpaid DOL Rolls Out A New Intern Test

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Feb

7 Factors – Paid or Unpaid DOL Rolls Out A New Intern Test

Last Friday the Department of Labor (DOL) adopted a new test for unpaid interns. Employers should use this test—called the primary beneficiary test—when determining if a worker can be properly classified as an unpaid intern or if they need to be classified as an employee and paid minimum wage and overtime. The test adopted by ...

New Year and New Minimum Wage Increases – Is Your State on the List?

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Jan

New Year and New Minimum Wage Increases – Is Your State on the List?

Is your business located in a state or municipality that increased the minimum wage on January? If so, you will want to reflect the change in your payroll software and related documents. Here are the states that are increasing the minimum wage in 2018: Alaska: $9.84 (up from $9.80) Arizona: $10.50 (up from $10.00) California: $11.00 ...

10 End-of-the-Year HR Tasks

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Dec

10 End-of-the-Year HR Tasks

Year-end is fast approaching, and the team at Payroll Medics want to make sure employers are making a list and checking it twice! This is the perfect time of year to ensure your organization is compliant and prepared for all the changes the New Year will bring. The following checklist is a great place to start to ...

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Nov

10 Steps in Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace #MeToo

Last year, nearly 27,000 charges of sexual harassment were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This number doesn’t include charges filed with state and local agencies or situations where employees went directly to an attorney, and many employees who are victims of sexual harassment or are affected by it never report the incidents ...

4 Misunderstood Terms in the Americans with Disabilities Act

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Nov

4 Misunderstood Terms in the Americans with Disabilities Act

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to a lot of organizations—all public employers and any private employer with 15 or more employees. Nevertheless, there’s a lot of confusion about what the law requires and what its terms entail. A big reason for this confusion is the language of the law itself; the ADA speaks ...

8 Easy Steps for a Productive and Cheerful Holiday Season

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Oct

8 Easy Steps for a Productive and Cheerful Holiday Season

With the holiday season approaching, you will have a lot on your plate. For employers, this time of year comes with some challenging issues, including juggling employee time off requests, managing workloads amid all the holiday distractions, and remaining sensitive to different religious beliefs—all while ensuring that neither holiday cheer—nor your bottom line—fall by the ...

4 Ways to Improve the Employee Performance Evaluation Cycle

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Oct

4 Ways to Improve the Employee Performance Evaluation Cycle

Many people look forward to annual performance reviews the way they look forward to oil changes and tune-ups. Sure, these are standard operating procedures, but they can be a hassle and they could reveal bad news. As a result, performance reviews are often done poorly. They’re treated as an afterthought and rushed when the time ...

Frustrating Employee Work Habits: 10 Ways to Prevent Them

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Sep

Frustrating Employee Work Habits: 10 Ways to Prevent Them

We’ve all experienced it, or at least know someone who has: an employee who is habitually late to work, takes extended coffee breaks, or makes personal calls during work time – and leaves you or your co-workers to pick up the pieces. Work habits like these can put a damper on your bottom line. But, ...

Workplace Labor Law Postings: A Simple and Easy Self-Audit

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Sep

Workplace Labor Law Postings: A Simple and Easy Self-Audit

Employers are required to post a variety of notices for employees, and in some cases applicants, to view in the workplace. The general purpose of these posters is to notify employees of their rights and responsibilities under federal, state, and local laws. In addition to posting all required notices, employers may need to ensure that ...

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