Insperity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The days of thinking about human resources (HR) as merely a supportive, administrative function – say, passively managing employee documentation, overseeing timekeeping and administering payroll – are long over. All these activities govern how satisfied employees are and influence the quality of their work output and retention.

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Insperity

JANUARY 19, 2021

It governs important aspects of your business, such as: The people on your team Workplace culture Policies and procedures Compliance with employment laws. And why should we value it? For starters, the purpose of HR is to provide the structure for your organization and serves as the engine that keeps it running smoothly on a daily basis.

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Work Life

APRIL 24, 2024

Not long ago, environmental and social governance (ESG) positions were in extremely high demand. Budget pressures amid a turbulent economy, and legal actions including the Supreme Court’s decision in June to eliminate affirmative action in college admissions , have impacted the field.

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Insperity

APRIL 26, 2018

In a nutshell, a PEO is an organization that enters into a co-employment relationship with your company, assuming many of your employer-related HR responsibilities, such as payroll and benefits. Working with a PEO can decrease your payroll-processing and related accounting costs. So, where are the savings? Retirement plans.

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Vantage Circle

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Ensuring compliance of the company's working with the governing laws. I-9 form is a legal requirement for companies to verify that all its workers have valid employment authorization. Policy audits are also necessary to ensure that each of them has full compliance with the governing legal norms. Legal Compliance Audit.

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Insperity

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

It’s important to communicate how payroll will work during a weather-related event, as well as emergency contact information and expectations for attendance. Regardless of such policies, you’ll need to be prepared ahead of time to process payroll according to federal, state and local rules and regulations.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Often, small businesses are subject to many of the same laws and regulations that govern large corporations. Though it sounds simple, missing or incomplete I-9 forms can get you into legal hot water quickly. Not keeping up with regulatory agencies and laws that govern your business. Failure to keep valid I-9 forms on file.

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Ask a Manager

APRIL 10, 2022

Can my boss legally pay me through PayPal? Originally I was being payed though a payroll service with direct deposit. At some point, my boss claimed this payroll service was too complicated to use for his contractors and he would be switching to PayPal. Is this legal? I am charged this fee. They take it out of my wages.

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Insperity

JUNE 24, 2015

Federal and/or state laws govern a mandatory leave of absence. These leaves include medical absences governed by the Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) and Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ), military leave, jury duty and other state-mandated leaves. What is a leave of absence? Do my employees get to keep their health benefits?

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Insurance Government Payroll Salary 198

Insperity

JULY 26, 2016

Find out if the PEO’s payroll and HR specialists have strong professional training or certifications as well as practical experience. Are they familiar with the laws governing the cities and states in which you do business? A history of working in these various legal and regulatory environments is ideal.

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Insperity

JULY 26, 2016

Find out if the PEO’s payroll and HR specialists have strong professional training or certifications as well as practical experience. Are they familiar with the laws governing the cities and states in which you do business? A history of working in these various legal and regulatory environments is ideal. Are you a CPEO?

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Attendance Bot

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Legal and compliance risks: Employers must comply with federal and state laws regarding overtime pay, working hours, and rest breaks. Failure to comply with these laws can result in legal and financial consequences, such as lawsuits, fines, or penalties. How is Mandatory Overtime Regulated? Can an Employee Avoid Mandatory Overtime?

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Insperity

JUNE 24, 2015

Federal and/or state laws govern a mandatory leave of absence. These leaves include medical absences governed by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), military leave, jury duty and other state-mandated leaves. What is a leave of absence? Do my employees get to keep their health benefits?

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Insurance Government Payroll Salary 116

Insperity

DECEMBER 12, 2012

The federal government offers tax benefits to help make retirement plans more affordable for small businesses. The foregoing is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as tax or legal advice. Offering your employees a retirement plan doesn’t have to be a burden on your budget. Receive an income tax credit.

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Work Life

JANUARY 23, 2024

so I was a government contractor—which is very common in the D.C. I got the only job that I could get, which was as a telemarketer cold-calling people and trying to sell them LexisNexis legal software. What was your career like before you started Salary Transparent Street? I live right outside Washington, D.C.,

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Insperity

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Moreover, when you sign on with a PEO, much of the risk and responsibility of employee administration and government compliance is transferred to the PEO. Fielding tasks such as payroll processing, writing job descriptions and coordinating benefit packages regularly require undivided attention. Ensure government compliance.

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Insperity

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Since companies pay less in payroll taxes for independent contractors versus employees, the government is determined and quick to identify mislabeled workers. Note: Classifying workers as independent contractors or employees is a complex legal and tax issue. per hour level. Classification: employee or independent contractor?

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 15, 2020

I am in a supervisory position for a state government that has moved to work-from-home during the pandemic. We give them a Google calendar where they input their hours worked, and then I process payroll based on those calendars twice a month. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. Employee is vaping during video calls.

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Payroll Communication Government Legal 40

Insperity

JUNE 3, 2013

The law covers full-time and part-time employees in both the private sector and in federal, state and local governments. Specifically, the Department of Labor says: “Each employer shall preserve for at least three years payroll records, collective bargaining agreements, sales and purchase records.

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Insperity

AUGUST 9, 2011

From payroll to personnel, day after day the stacks and stacks of paperwork soak up valuable time and resources. Keeping an eye on the government. As a PEO client, you’re no longer solely responsible for employee-related legal issues. Handling the paperwork. Limiting liability. What’s one of your worst nightmares?

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Insperity

MARCH 20, 2018

You have a recently promoted office manager who has authority to process and approve payroll, but who also still serves as the receptionist and meets the salary requirement for exempt. This was mentioned earlier, but it’s important enough to recap. Here’s another example. How do you classify this employee? The answer is non-exempt.

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 8, 2017

Should my coworkers be allowed to see payroll data? I just learned that our accountant, who is doubling as our entire HR department, is training two other coworkers to process payroll. One of the payroll-trainees is an inside sales rep, the other a service department coordinator. I don’t feel like this can be legal.

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 28, 2021

Fast forward seven years, and I bounced around a little, but still work in the audit field for a government entity. HR investigated on my prompting and found out my position had been coded in payroll incorrectly, leading me to get extra pay for a shift differential even though I was working a standard shift.

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

However, for reasons unknown (government agency) they posted the titles outside of our site as well, meaning I now had seven applicants for the two spots. Government job, remember.). The company has punted responsibility, saying it’s the payroll company’s fault and they’re “looking into it.”

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Ask a Manager

APRIL 14, 2020

I completely understand why the government has recently boosted the unemployment payments , but I am really struggling with where that leaves “essential” workers. Is this legal? You could say, “I’m happy to help out, but I want to make sure we do it legally so we don’t get in trouble. Does $X work?”

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Ask a Manager

JUNE 16, 2020

In order to have the loan forgiven, he has to spend X amount of dollars on the payroll. This doesn’t seem legal or ethical to me. Or you could just report him since he’s, you know, defrauding the government. Some of our clients have, but this hasn’t been an issue regarding money coming into our business (yet).

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

He is on the payroll in a way because he has filled out all of his paperwork, but won’t actually start being paid until he starts teaching in August. If you’d like, you can add, “In part, my response is governed by my need to ruthlessly triage the demands on my calendar right now!”.

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Insperity

APRIL 1, 2021

employer with 50 or more employees and a federal government contract worth at least $50,000. Download data for all employees that were on your payroll during the pay period you selected. Only report employees being paid through the company’s payroll. The EEOC mandates that these companies comply with EEO-1 reporting: Any U.S.

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Ask a Manager

MAY 28, 2015

It would be legally shaky if they’d actually been paying you for that side work as a contractor — meaning that weren’t taking out payroll taxes for that part of your pay. ” That’s common and legal and not shady at all. In fact, it’s exactly like that.

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Ask a Manager

MAY 29, 2015

Part of your answer to this question (“can we delay payroll if someone isn’t turning in their hours on time?”) Earlier this year, a company I freelance for moved their payroll department to India. But is this even legal? My client is deducting fees if we want to get paid quickly.

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Working against Uber: A provision in the arbitration agreement stating it didn’t bar government agencies from investigating any report, claim or charge otherwise covered by the agreement. You can’t, for example, invoke arbitration only after you determine your legal defenses won’t convince a jury.

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Cleaning Government Legal Technology 147

Ask a Manager

APRIL 2, 2020

You’ve got to tell them that you appreciate their dedication to their work but they’re putting the company at legal risk and you cannot permit them to work. I work at a government agency where almost every task is done in teams or via collaboration. Also, revoke their access to work email until they’re back.

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Ask a Manager

DECEMBER 15, 2016

I finally had enough of a paper trail (it was a bureaucratic government job) to let go of the people who need to go and shift everyone else around. They could potentially get in trouble for something like tortious interference, which is a legal cause of action for intentionally damaging someone’s business relationships.

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

To legally treat you as an independent contractor, an employer needs to meet certain standards, described here , which are intended to preserve a real distinction between employees and contractors. ” As a freelancer, this feels odd and possibly inappropriate to me. What do you think? Is this normal, or should I push back?

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Insperity

JANUARY 29, 2019

When it comes to compliance, small businesses are often subject to the same laws and regulations that govern large corporations. Failure to keep adequate records can get you into legal hot water quickly. In fact, the government requires businesses to officially record any lost-time injuries using the OSHA 300 form each year.

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Ask a Manager

OCTOBER 19, 2017

To some extent, that can arise from the legal distinctions that companies are required to make between employees and contractors; if they treat them the same, they risk being forced to reclassify the contractors as employees (with all the accompanying costs for payroll taxes, benefits, and in some cases government-imposed fines).

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Insperity

JULY 29, 2019

In a perfect world, all businesses would operate in strict accordance with the laws and best practices governing HR. For every size business, there are certain laws and regulations you must adhere to or risk financial or legal penalty. Companies, however, sometimes choose to outsource payroll processing and some of these duties.

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