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Outsourced HR services are designed to streamline functions, reduce expenses and help meet your firm's operational goals. You may hire a third party to oversee some or all of your HR functions, including payroll processing, employee benefits administration, and talent acquisition.

Voluntary accident insurance provides funds to pay for additional costs incurred from injuries. If you've ever seen an Aflac commercial—with the duck that keeps repeating the name of the product—you get the idea that supplemental insurance provides coverage for bills that your major medical plan doesn't cover. You can see how this is an attractive option to catch the attention of top talent.

As a business owner/manager, you have many processes and tasks involved in your day-to-day workload. Scheduling, timekeeping, payroll, etc... How about new hire onboarding?

You may think that the terms "highly compensated worker" and "overtime pay" don't belong in the same sentence, but the Supreme Court disagrees. HCEs can receive overtime if they are paid on a daily basis. In this case, Helix Energy Solutions Group, an offshore oil and gas firm based in Houston, claimed a former employee — Michael Hewitt — was exempt from overtime pay because he was a highly-paid executive. He claimed he should get retroactive overtime pay because Helix calculated his pay using a daily rate — and the Supreme Court agreed.

Below are federal payroll tax rates and benefits contribution limits for 2023.

Hiring staff? Good for you! It means your business is thriving. Now is the time to get up to speed or reacquaint yourself with any labor laws you’ll need to be compliant with. Labor laws were created to protect employees’ rights. If you’re vigilant, you can avoid financial headaches. Here’s some advice to stay on track with labor law requirements:

Finding talent is an issue for nearly all businesses. There are many reasons for this, but the top three may be (1) adjusting to a new normal that is not yet fully formed, (2) the generational shift in leadership, and (3) the scarcity of talent. The result of this confluence of issues is that leaders must be able to be flexible. One of the ways they need to be flexible is learning new ways to manage a multigenerational workforce.

Payroll compliance is about meeting your payroll obligations as required by law. Learn how your organization can stay compliant.

The payroll tax rates and contribution limits for 2022 have been released, and there are lots of changes. Below are the federal payroll tax rates and benefits contribution limits for 2022.

Below are federal payroll tax rates and benefits contribution limits for 2022.