The
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a
directive changing the required fall protection systems for
residential construction. This directive, effective June 16,
2011, requires the use of conventional fall protection systems in
residential construction activities six...

While federal law sets minimum wage requirements, many states require higher payments. For example, the federal minimum hourly rate is $7.25, but Ohio requires payment of $7.40/hour, Oregon requires $8.50/hour, and the state of Washington requires payment of $8.67/hour.
The HR professionals at...
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Maintaining
accurate employee records and legal compliance is critical for all
employers. Failure to do so can result in hefty penalties, as
demonstrated by a Texas company that failed to maintain accurate
time and payroll accounts and did not properly pay employees for
overtime hours worked. As a...
Many
employers reimburse their employees for mileage driven in an
employee’s personal vehicle for business purposes. For 2010,
the business mileage reimbursement rate set by the Internal Revenue
Service is 50 cents per mile. Starting Jan. 1, 2011, however,
these rates for the use of a car, van,...

There can be no doubt that job satisfaction is linked to whether or not employees believe they are compensated appropriately. Employee morale can be negatively affected when pay is below industry standards or where there is a disparity in pay between employees in similar positions. This can result...
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Under
the Fair Labor Standards Act, “outside sales” employees are exempt
from the overtime provisions in the Act. It would seem
reasonable to assume, therefore, that pharmaceutical sales
representatives who call on physicians would fall into this exempt
category. The United States Department of...

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has issued a new interpretation of compensable time for workers changing into or out of protective clothing. This changes the prior interpretation that time employees spend donning and doffing protective clothing was not compensable under the...
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Although
the economy may be showing signs of improvement, employers
remain focused on increasing efficiency and holding down costs.
This may include downsizing, eliminating pay raises, and even
cutting pay for employees. While these actions can be
justified, employers must be careful. Top...
Payroll errors can be
costly. Last month, a petroleum company in New Jersey entered
into a settlement agreement under which it will pay $4 million in
overtime pay,
damages, interest, and penalties to more than 700 current and
former employees. According to the Department of Labor, the
company and...
- Benefits Plan design
- Employee Benefits...

Employers are generally free to establish HR procedures and policies and impose reasonable penalties on employees who violate those rules. In terms of company property that has been damaged, stolen, or lost by employees, however, employers may run into problems. Employers who want to deduct money...
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Obviously you started your business to make money. As a business owner I'm sure you have found out that you spend a tremendous amount of time on administrative tasks that have nothing to do with the product or service you offer.
Give outsourcing a thought!!!!
At Management 2000, top PEO we are in the...Read More »
IRS assessed $8.7 BILLION in employment tax penalties in 2008!
Our newest client who owns a trucking company in
Missouri with 18 employees was a part of that $8.7 billion...OUCH!
He didn't try to cheat, he just didn't know. He came to us because
he's just sick of ALL the State and Federal stuff he's supposed to
know and keep track of.A lot of people are now...Read More »
Lets talk about the cost of employment..Although I
can't list everything because some things would be different due to
number of employees and the state the employee is in. But, here are
the obvious cost: Social Security, Medicare, FUTA and SUTA. Other
payroll cost I view as 'Administration,' and...Read More »
As a business owner it is increasingly more difficult
and time consuming to manage the administrative end of your
business. When you think of all the time you devote to human
resource issues, employee benefits administration, workers' comp,
risk/safey management and of course payroll administration,...Read More »
There are many reasons to consider a time keeping system for
your business. You may want to control overtime, monitor
early/late arrivals, track accruals, maintain employee schedules,
etc. PEO outsourcing Indiana, our human resource management
service will customize a solution for your
business.
I...
Management 2000 has been fortunate to have brought on a number
of new clients. They choose to outsource payroll services for
various reasons, but I wanted to see what their 'Payroll' reasons
were for coming on board with us. I thought it would be helpful to
share this with everyone...
Tired of...
What are the payroll tax consequences of payments made to an employee as part of a severance or layoff?
How does wage...Read More »