Mastering the New W-4
Here is the new W-4 for you to download. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw4.pdf Points to consider on the new W-4 for 2020 for employees: Current employees do not have to complete a new…
New Hire Documents: Implementing Best Practices
If you haven’t reviewed your New Hire documents lately, now is the time to do so. Most states require employers to give new employees various documents when they are hired…
Where Is the Line Between Acceptable and Unacceptable Off-Duty Conduct?
This morning you found out that your top salesman spent the weekend in jail for disorderly conduct. Or your office manager is smoking marijuana on her lunch breaks. Or your…
Managing I-9 Form Compliance
The I-9 form or officially the Employment Eligibility Verification form, is published by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and is required to be completed by all employees…
Happy Productive Employees = It’s Time to Get Creative!!!
We all want to be competitive in the marketplace, not only in our industry, but when it comes to employing the best people. Employers need to think big picture when…
Telecommuting
What to Consider Before You Agree… We all are seeing that the labor market is tightening and hiring exceptional candidates is getting more and more difficult. And at the same…
New CA Sexual Harassment Training Requirement
You may already be aware that SB 1343 was recently signed into law. It requires employers of 5 or more employees to provide sexual harassment training to their supervisors, managers…
2019 MINIMUM WAGE CHANGES
SB 3, the bill that increases California’s minimum wage is set for its next wage increase on January 1, 2019. The minimum wage increase depends on whether the employer has…
Determining Classifications in Your Dental Practice
Exempt v. Nonexempt There has been a great deal of confusion about which employees are entitled to overtime and which are not. There are some significant misunderstandings about these two…
Fair Pay Act
How to Comply Effectively The passage of California’s Fair Pay Act[i], which became effective January 1, 2016, changes other state laws and the federal Equal Pay Act in some very…