As the new year approaches, most business owners are busy finishing up paperwork, projects and meeting end-of-the-year deadlines. With all the excitement, don’t overlook two important federal deadlines. New Form I-9 Released A new version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, was Read More
For all employers, the new overtime rules go into effect December 1, 2016. Here is a quick video from our friends at the Department of Labor that summarizes the rules nicely through multiple examples. Here is a summary form of another example that Read More
At the federal level there is pending legislation regarding increase the current wages for Exempt employees. There is some good news ~ the final rule will likely not be issued until the end of 2016! However, there will be a narrow window for Read More
The IRS estimates that as many as 30 percent of individuals classified as independent contractors should be classified as employees (2013). The IRS is increasing audits of independent contractors and issuing fines for misclassification. How do you know if you are at risk?