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A return-to-work process after an extended employee absence

Insperity

Ensure compliance with all relevant HR documentation and legal requirements. As you bring an employee back to work, be careful to comply with all relevant federal and state legal requirements: 1. Do you have adequate supplies of disinfectant and other cleaning agents, as well as personal protective equipment (PPE)?

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8 ways to be smart about intellectual property

Insperity

Immediately collect electronic equipment and erase company data from personal devices. If you find something suspicious, contact your legal counsel about next steps. In addition, you may have grounds for legal action against the former employee. Back up data before meeting with the exiting employee. Know the law.

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2021 tax deduction checklist: 10 expenses small business owners can write off

Ruby

Although it may sound like a ton of paperwork (which, to be clear, it is), this time of year also presents tons of savings opportunities for small businesses like yours. With January in the bag, most small business owners have sent out tax forms to their employees and independent contractors. Or upgrade your equipment.

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19 years, 19 lessons: insights from helping small businesses grow since 2003

Ruby

We’re feeling fortunate to have been in the game for nearly two decades—a milestone few businesses achieve. This isn’t just about how far Ruby has made it; it’s about the thousands of small businesses we’ve supported along the way. The value of a small business’s time Another priceless asset? The result: only 2.5

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Workplace and property firms must wake up to the new era of networked businesses

Workplace Insight

So, companies existed to share risk and reward and to legally protect shareholders. In his seminal 1937 paper, The Nature of the Firm , Coase suggested that transaction costs attached to doing business are more effectively and efficiently dealt with by a single decision-making structure.

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3 Facts That Will Change the Way You Think About Employee Background Checks

Insperity

And if you’re a small business, you may be even more vulnerable to fraud and criminal activity than your larger competitors. Employees who are ill-equipped for the job won’t be able to carry their own weight. Moreover, these databases aren’t updated as frequently as you might think. It’s a risk you can’t afford to take.

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What is a business continuity plan?

Ruby

A business continuity plan is how a restaurant chain like Waffle House is able to stay open in the midst of hurricane season , or how a company like Amazon realigns its logistics to manage supply and demand in a pandemic. But business continuity plans aren’t just for national and multinational brands.