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Table of Content

1. Staying Current on Payroll Rules
2. Payroll Tax Rates and Contribution Limits for 2023
3. Supreme Court Rules HCEs May Be Eligible for Overtime
4. How to Meet New Hire Compliance Requirements in 2023

Staying Current on Payroll Rules

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: Continue reading.

Payroll Tax Rates and Contribution Limits for 2023

Supreme Court Rules HCEs May Be Eligible for Overtime

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. Continue reading.

How to Meet New Hire Compliance Requirements in 2023

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? Continue reading.