Protect Yourself From Time Theft
30% of Employees Admit to This Crime No business owner wants to believe their employees are dishonest. Yet, thousands...
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Illinois Employers: A Must Read If You Hire Independent Contractors
Are you aware that your independent contractor can file for unemployment insurance benefits? You probably thought that only W-2...
Employee vs. Independent Contractor – What’s the Difference and Why Does it Matter?
Misclassifying an employee as an independent contractor can result in costly consequences that can be detrimental to your...
Managing Cash Flow During Difficult Times
Business owners are continually challenged with reducing costs and managing cash flow, even more so during difficult times....
Illinois Employers – Don’t Take Your Employee’s Tips!
Effective January 1, 2020, the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act has been amended regarding employee tips/gratuities. The law...
NEW Form W-4 – Employee’s Withholding Certificate
On December 5th, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the 2020 Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate 2020 Form W-4. It...
U.S. Department of Labor Final Overtime Rule
Effective January 1, 2020, nearly 1.3 million American workers will be newly eligible for overtime pay. The U.S....
Employee Meetings and Training: Paid or Unpaid?
Meetings and trainings are an essential part of employee growth and success. Meetings, programs, lectures, seminars, webinars, etc....
Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program
ILLINOIS BUSINESS OWNERS A retirement savings program is mandatory as of November 2019. You have options, and we can help....
IRS Warns of Fraudsters Targeting HR Personnel
In December of last year, the Internal Revenue Service warned tax professionals of an increase in phishing emails that...
Can I Bank Overtime Pay or “Time In Lieu” for My Employees?
This blog post is to simply share information with you that we found interesting. The content was gathered from various online resources...
DOL Rescinds 80/20 Rule
The U.s. department of labor recently issued an update bulletin rescinding prior guidance known as the "80/20 rule". Since 2009, this...