What Is a Professional Employer Organization?
A Professional Employer Organization lets you focus on what you do best – running your business. You’ve spent years honing your craft and building your business. A Professional Employer Organization helps protect your investment by providing outsourced human resources and administrative solutions that keep you compliant and help you better manage risk. From comprehensive programs to […]
What You Need to Know About Holiday Pay, Bonuses and Overtime.
The holiday season is on its way, and many employers are asking themselves questions about holiday pay and bonuses. Is your company aware of the policies your company practices? Company-Observed Holidays Private employers are not obligated to ensure to non-exempt employees paid holidays. But, if your offices are closed on a holiday, your employees should receive […]
4 HR Mistakes Your Small Business May Be Making
When you are busy starting or running a small business, it is easy to push human resource management to the side, failing to give it the proper attention it commands. Even innocent mistakes can carry serious monetary fines, penalties, and costly legal action. Here are a few we see regularly: Mistake #1—Lax Vetting of New […]
The Affordable Care Act: Employer Penalties on the Rise
Penalties for failure to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) provisions for the 2017 and 2018 tax years are expected to rise. Even if employers that failed to comply with the law have not yet received penalty notices, they are coming. The IRS has announced that penalty notices for the 2015 tax year will […]
Common Myths That May Increase Your Business’ Payroll Costs
Studies have found that the total cost of ownership of payroll and other aspects of human resources management can total up to $2,500, per employee, annually. This can take a chunk out of even the deepest bottom line. Optimizing spend in this area is vital to long-term longevity and prosperity— as is ensuring you don’t […]
3 Reasons Your Small Business Should Consider Automated Payroll
Small businesses have a lot to consider when coordinating day-to-day business operations, managing growth and hiring employees. Properly handling payroll —from tracking leave, deducting correct premiums, and facilitating benefits for eligible employees — can be a daunting task on its own. The reality is that getting payroll wrong — even something so simple as paying […]
Best Employer Practices for Preventing Unclaimed Funds
Each year, Sheakley is required to complete a report for the State of Ohio. This report lists all unclaimed payroll checks from our co-employees’ and then our team sends the cash for those unclaimed payroll checks to the State of Ohio. This becomes a part of Ohio’s Unclaimed Funds. This year, there has been an […]
Heat Illness Preventive and Protective Measures for Employers
Under OSHA law, employers are responsible for providing workplaces free of known safety hazards. This includes protecting workers from extreme heat. An employer with workers exposed to high temperatures should establish a complete heat illness prevention program. Heat Illness is caused by doing physical work when it is hot or humid. Body temperatures can rise […]
4 Signs Your Company Should Add an HR Department
Many startup companies often address HR situations using a reactive strategy, due to there not being a designated full-time HR employee. This can lead to gaps in the department. Below are four signs that show you need improve the processes of your HR department: 1. If you’re using apps instead of having an HR department. We are seeing more […]
What Happened to the FLSA/DOL Overtime Rule?
In May of 2016, the Department of Labor issued a final rule updating the federal overtime regulations. This update would have increased the minimum salary for exempt employees to $913 per week, or $47,476 annually as of December 1, 2016. Businesses had to decide to either increase salaries for affected individuals or change them to […]