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This article was last edited on 6/24/2020. For updated information on state minimum wage laws, visit https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state. When you’re hiring your first employee, you might not know how much to pay them. The amount...
Tracking your business expenses helps you reduce your taxable income. If employees incur any of your expenditures, an effective expense policy allows you to keep an eye on your costs and have better control over them. What does the...
When you hire someone new, it’s essential that you collect and store some information about them during onboarding. You can save time and ensure consistency by creating a new hire checklist containing these six...
As an attorney, you already have a lot on your plate. If you run your own law firm, your duties may include managing your staff and running payroll in addition to serving your clients....
Buying a franchise allows you to own a business without having to start from scratch. Instead, as the franchisee, you can rely on the franchisor’s experience, name recognition, and advertising. You’ll still be responsible...
A pay period is a specific and recurring length of time where you track your team’s hours worked and pay them for that time. Because it will determine how many paychecks your employees receive each year and affect their income tax...
This article was last edited on 04/15/2020. For updated information on the Family and Medical Leave Act, visit the Department of Labor website here. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides eligible employees with unpaid, job-protected leave for...
Self-service technology allows your staff to do things that would typically require them to interact with someone else. It lets workers do things like request time off, update personal info, and submit expense requests....
When an employee works over 40 hours in a workweek, you may be required to pay them additional wages at a higher rate. And there is generally no limit on the number of hours...
Workplace cultures tend to either be team-oriented, where everyone pitches in and picks up new responsibilities, or hierarchical, where everyone knows exactly what they need to accomplish. Company culture plays a part in every aspect of your business – to...