by Rob Olson | Jul 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Employers are often surprised at how easily a former employee can establish a successful unemployment claim. With respect to unemployment claims, the largest misconception among employers is that terminating an employee for substandard performance will disqualify the...
by Rob Olson | Jun 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
The retail industry is often staffed by a young labor force with frequent and short labor shifts. Staff coverage challenges, high turnover, and thin profit margins are not uncommon. Apex Payroll can help! Implementing automated timekeeping will be one of the best ways...
by Rob Olson | May 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) became a law on March 23, 2010. Now, three years later, the start-date for the 2013 “Look-Back” period is fast approaching (June 1st), which should be of particular concern to employers who haven’t yet started tracking employee hours...
by Rob Olson | May 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
As an employer, you and your hiring managers know the extensive process of hiring new employees. New Hire reporting is a process by which an employer reports information on newly hired employees to a designated state agency following the date of hire. As an employer,...
by Rob Olson | May 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Q: Should employers pay for employees’ driving time or reimburse them at the IRS mileage rate? A: Although private employers in most states are not required by law to reimburse employees for mileage pertaining to work-related private vehicle use, many find it...
by Rob Olson | Apr 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Independent Contractors have been a common addition to many organizations for years, but have increased in use over the past several years as companies have shed their staff headcount. Independent Contractors are secured either directly and work in a 1099 capacity or...
by Rob Olson | Mar 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
From an employer’s perspective, this is most likely the most feared aspect of Health Care Reform. In fact, the overwhelming majority of our Health Care Reform-related questions to date in 2013 have covered this topic. So the purpose of this article is to answer some...
by Rob Olson | Mar 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
In the past few years, many companies have had to tighten their budgets in lieu of further downsizing their employee headcount as a result of the economic recession that fell onto the US during the last quarter of 2007. Consequently, organizational strategy focused on...
by Rob Olson | Feb 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Many employers have real concerns about avoidable expenses resulting from employee damage to company property. Some employers have specific policies requiring employees to reimburse for the damages often in the form of payroll deductions or a deduction from the...
by Rob Olson | Jan 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
The beginning of a new year is a great time to internally audit some of your HR-related practices. The following are a few tips to get you started:Employee Handbook – It is not a bad idea to have an HR Professional review your handbook annually for compliance issues....
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