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Compensation & Benefits

Just going to work costs your employees

07/05/2016
The simple act of going to work takes a big bite out of everyone’s paycheck. Here’s exactly how big.

July 2016: Employer’s business tax calendar

06/30/2016
Here’s your monthly guide to critical payroll due dates.

Productivity suffers from tech distractions, slacking

06/30/2016

Three out of four employers say they lose two or more hours of productivity per day because employees are distracted.

PTO takes off

06/29/2016
43% of employers now use paid time-off banks

Know when you can dock exempt employees’ pay

06/27/2016
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, exempt employees must be paid the same salary regardless of the quality or quantity of their work.

In the Payroll Mailbag …

06/23/2016
Late pay W-2c exception? Company liable for FICA withholding mistake?

Young adults increasingly live with their parents

06/23/2016
More of your youngest employees probably live with their moms and dads than have a place of their own, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center.

Reconcile California wage law with new federal overtime rules

06/22/2016
California employers must comply with both federal and state wage-and-hour laws.

Feds’ deal for call center: $150K to fix misclassification

06/22/2016
A Southern California marketing firm will pay $150,000 in back pay and overtime to resolve charges it misclassified employees as independent contractors.

DOL: Slow cash flow no excuse for missing payroll

06/22/2016
Joined, Inc., has agreed to issue $439,000 in back pay to 58 workers following a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation.