Is Cryptocurrency Right for Your Business?
Are any of your employees clamoring to receive compensation — either immediate or deferred — in Bitcoin or another type cryptocurrency? What about customers that want to pay with crypto? The bandwagon, if there is Read More
Jul 07, 2022
New Study Finds Rising Health Benefit Costs
Consumer prices jumped 7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Unfortunately, health benefit costs incurred by small employers increased at an even higher rate — 9.6% — according to the health benefits Read More
Feb 03, 2022
Don’t Miss These Often-Overlooked Overtime Pay Requirements
When the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) publicizes financial penalties it has levied against employers for overtime pay violations, it's not hoping to shame them. The treatment and calculation of this pay can be confusing. Read More
Aug 04, 2021
New DOL Guidance on Blocking Retirement Plan Cyberattacks
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is becoming alarmed by the growing prevalence and sophistication of cybercrime. In response to this mounting threat, the agency recently released a cybersecurity program best practices guide for employers Read More
Jul 21, 2021
Labor Shortage: Unlock Solutions by Evaluating Your Employment Value Proposition
In normal market conditions, people who've been unemployed due to an economic slump are generally eager to take a job when the economy perks up. But times are far from normal in many places and Read More
Jun 09, 2021
Anticipating a Staffing Crunch? Here’s a Possible Solution
Every year, roughly 66,000 non-U.S. citizens are granted special visas to perform non-agricultural and non-highly skilled jobs in the United States under the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service's H-2B program. The underlying program (which formerly Read More
Apr 28, 2021
Monitor Overtime Pay for Your Remote Workers: DOL Guidance
Paying your employees for hours that you know they've worked is straightforward enough. But what if they're doing more work than you think they are — or more than you've asked them to do? As Read More
Oct 01, 2020