Question: We received a suspicious email asking for a change to an employee's direct deposit information. What should we do? Answer: This is likely a phishing scam: a type of con in which scammers use emails, texts, or phone calls to trick someone into providing company...
With the new year just around the corner, September is a good time to review some of the key tax moves you should make before 2025. Pay your third quarter 2024 estimated tax. Generally, the estimated taxes for the third quarter are due on September 15....
Question: Is there anything different we should do when terminating a remote employee? Answer: For the most part, no. Your termination process should look much the same. However, there are a few extra steps you may need to consider: If your employee is in a different...
Question: Can we promote an employee to a newly created position without giving others a chance to apply? Answer: In most states, you don’t need to post an open position for all employees to see, but if your company has a policy or practice of posting internally,...
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than one-third of private businesses extend between 10 and 14 days of paid vacation to employees after said employees have reached their one-year mark of employment. Then, after 10 years of employment, the average number of paid...
Labor Day in the United States is celebrated on the first Monday of September each year. This holiday honors the American labor movement and the contributions of workers to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of the country. The origins of Labor Day date back to...
WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service today encouraged taxpayers to do an end-of-summer tax checkup to make tax withholding or payment updates to avoid a potential surprise next year at tax time. While most taxpayers get a refund after filing their taxes, many also find they...
Employee classifications are based on job duties and responsibilities. The classifications impact compensation, benefits and work hours; they are also used by employers to maintain compliance with labor laws. The most common classifications are exempt and nonexempt. Exempt employees are typically salaried workers who (a) are paid the same...
Seventy-five percent of employees have witnessed harassment in the workplace. That’s not a small number. While many ministries think that they are immune to that kind of unsavory behavior, the unfortunate reality is that people are still people who make mistakes whether or not they...
How can you have trouble tracking employee hours and overtime? Let us count the ways: Illegible handwriting. Handwriting can be difficult to decipher. Let's say someone writes their 1 like a 4 or a 5 looks like a 6. Misreading the number of hours can lead...