After determining a leave is covered by FMLA, you should begin tracking time against the 12-week entitlement. You'll track this time in whole-week increments if the need for leave is continuous. Each week missed will be counted as 1/12th of their total entitlement. If the employee...
On the surface, earned wage access is a simple, effective employee benefit; for a small fee — typically less than $5.00 per transaction — employees can access a portion of their paycheck before their actual payday. Many workers have minimal savings in the event of...
This fact sheet provides answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to educational assistance programs under section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) (a section 127 educational assistance program). These FAQs are being issued to provide general information to taxpayers and tax professionals as expeditiously...
Are you finding it difficult to fill job openings because not enough people are applying? You wouldn’t be alone. One avenue organizations are taking to expand their applicant pool is to forgo the college degree requirement and instead adopt a more inclusive, skills-based approach to...
Everyone has heard of HR. It’s associated with dull characters like “Toby” from The Office and words like “restructuring” and “evaluations” that only conjure up bad feelings in the pit of your stomach. But HR is significantly more encompassing and vital than that, especially for...
Imagine you manage a busy restaurant, and you are working on the schedule for next week. Saturday is your busiest day, and you need all hands on deck, so you need to schedule everyone for that day. Just when you have the schedule finished, an...
On Thursday, July 4, we will celebrate Independence Day (“the Fourth of July”) to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and formation of our great nation. In the midst of the fireworks and festivities, Payroll Partners would like to remind you that since...
A pooled employer plan is a defined contribution plan, like a 401(k), that multiple employers can participate in. A PEP outsources many fiduciary responsibilities along with plan management and administrative functions to a third-party pooled plan provider. PEPs were introduced via the SECURE Act of 2019....
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a new rule that essentially bans do not compete clauses. The FTC banning non competes means that companies will no longer be able to use non-compete clauses to stop workers from quitting and getting new...
As more and more states enact various levels of cannabis protections for employees, it becomes even more important for religious employers to consider and clearly articulate their stance on substance use. While many may assume that most religious employers would hold a similar viewpoint regarding...